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o.frange.188 Theben

Letter from Frange to Apa Iohannes the village headman. Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the monk Frange greets his beloved brother Apa Iohannes, the village headman, and assures him of his good feelings toward him. The text breaks off after the opening lines. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲗⲁϣⲁⲛⲉ ϯⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲉⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Before all things: I, Frange, am writing, greeting my beloved good brother Apa Iohannes the lashane (village headman). I bear witness to you that my heart is at rest (?) concerning you very much […] the days […]

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Found at Thebes

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