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o.frange.138 Theben

Letter from Frange to Apa Kalepese asking him to come. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange, a monk of the Theban region, to Apa Kalepese, whom he calls his father. He greets Kalepese's household and asks him to come to see him because there is a pressing need. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲉⲡⲏⲥⲉ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ χαίρειν ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉχρεία ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
I, Frange, am writing, greeting his beloved lord father who is good, Apa Kalepese. I greet also those of your whole house in the Lord. Greetings. Do the kindness of coming in to me so that I may meet you, for it is a need. Farewell in the Lord.

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Found at Thebes

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