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o.frange.166 Theben

Letter from Frange to his brother Pelouster urging him to visit. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monk Frange to his 'brother' Pelouster, reproaching him for not coming to see him. Frange vows not to bother him again with letters and urges him to come now, out of love. It comes from Thebes. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

[r] ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲗⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ϣⲁ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ [v] ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲓ ϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲧἀγάπη

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] I, Frange, am writing to his brother Peloustre: Are you afraid? Why have you not come so that I might find you until today? [verso] I have vowed to God in my heart: I will not trouble you again, nor write a single word to you, carrying it by a man (?). Come, so that I may find you now, for the sake of love.

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Found at Thebes

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