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o.frange.179 Theben
Letter from Frange to Abraham son of Maria asking for wheat. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, in which Frange, who calls himself "the very least", greets Abraham son of Maria and asks him for a favour concerning shears and for some wheat, promising repayment. Frange was a monk living in a tomb at western Thebes in the 8th century. machine translation
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Transcription
ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος
ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
ⲛⲧⲁψυχή ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϯἀσπάζειν
ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ χαίρειν
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛκειρία ⲛⲅϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲧⲉϩⲁⲁϥ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ καὶ γάρ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲟⲣϫⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ μογίς ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲱⲙⲛⲧ
ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ
ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲕἀγάπη ⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲥⲧⲉϩⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ
ⲉⲕⲧⲉⲓⲧ ϫⲁⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
Jesus Christ. Frange.
I, Frange, the very least, am writing and greeting Abraham son of Maria. I greet you with all the fullness of my soul, and after that I salute you with all my heart. I greet all your people in the Lord. Greetings.
Do the charity, my brother, concerning the shears (?) and look for a little (?) wheat for me. Otherwise I cannot go out. Whatever you have, I will give it to you, and God will have mercy on you. For indeed, if they had not separated you from me, I could hardly have endured (?) in this whole way. Now, my brother, I have nothing to give you (?). Your charity knows that it is time for the man to come to me. If you have it, send the wheat to me. May God bless you. Farewell in the Lord.
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- TM-Text 141101 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;179 tier-1
- HGV-Text 141101 tier-1
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