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o.frange.177 Theben
Letter of Frange demanding the return of the brothers' tools. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, written by or for the monk Frange to a fellow monk he calls his brother. He reproaches him for taking the brothers' tools away without thought and urges him to send them back quickly, warning of the brothers' distress and a penalty. machine translation
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Transcription
ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ
ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ
ϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ
ϫⲉ οὔτε ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ οὔτε ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲁⲥ
ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ
ἀλλά ⲁⲕϥⲓ ⲛⲥⲧⲃⲟⲉⲓϩ ⲛⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ
ⲁⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη
ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲧⲃⲟⲉⲓϩ ⲛⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩσπουδή ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲧⲙϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲱⲕ
ⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯ ⲟⲥⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲛⲅⲛⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉTranslations (1)
First of all, I greet you. After that, I inform you of this matter:
Neither for God's sake did you do it, nor did you do it for my sake, though I am your brother. But you took the tools of the brothers and went away to the deceased (?) in ignorance.
You have done it. Now, do the charity and send the tools of the brothers to them with haste. Otherwise,
God knows that if you do not send them quickly, the hearts of the brothers will be troubled, and your own trouble will become greater, and you will pay the penalty for it, my lord (?) [...], through Frange.
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- TM-Text 141099 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;177 tier-1
- HGV-Text 141099 tier-1
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