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o.frange.175 Theben

Letter from Frange to Mahenknout asking him to come out to meet him. A Coptic ostracon letter from the monk Frange to his brother Mahenknout, asking him to come out and meet him, since Frange had come but could not find a way to reach his dwelling. It comes from the Theban region. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁϩⲛⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϯ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲣⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲛⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Jesus Christ. First of all, it is I, the most humble Frange, who write, greeting my lord, the God-loving brother Mahenknout. Do the kindness and take the trouble to come out, so that I may meet you. Indeed I myself came in, but I did not find a way to come to the place where you dwell, so that I might meet your brotherliness. Address: Give it to Mahenknout, from Frange.

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Found at Thebes

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