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o.frange.137 Theben

Letter from Frange to a priest, asking him to visit because he is ill. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange, the hermit-scribe of the Theban area, to a priest. Frange says he is ill, asks not to be blamed for failing to come, and begs the priest to do him the kindness of coming south to see him. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ μέν ϯ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲕ ⲉⲓϥⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲣ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
I, Frange, am writing, greeting the priest. I am sick. [...] (?) ... and do not blame me, for I could not come north (?). Do the charity and come south, so that I may find you.

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Found at Thebes

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