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o.frange.208 Theben
Letter from Frange to his brothers about sending items to Father Moyses. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the hermit Frange to his brothers Iohannes, Ioseph and Matthaios. He asks them to seal certain items (perhaps writings) concerning a priest's church and give them to the priest Isaak to take to his father Moyses, assuring them he takes responsibility. It comes from the Theban region. machine translation
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Transcription
ⲡⲉⲓἐλάχιστος
ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥἀσπάζεσθαι
ⲙⲡⲉϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲛκαρπός ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡϩⲙⲛⲧⲱⲣ ⲁⲛἀπαντᾶν
ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ πρεσβυτέρος
ⲛⲧκαθολικός ἐκκλησία ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲁ ϩⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲱϫⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥἐκκλησία ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲥⲱ
ⲥⲙⲁⲛⲧ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ πρεσβύτερος ⲛϥϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ θαρρεῖν
ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ
ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
The most humble Frange is writing, greeting and saluting the sweetness of the fruits of his beloved brothers, the good ones, the God-servers (?), Iohannes and Ioseph and Matthaios. My brother Iohannes the doorkeeper (?): we did not meet each other in the end (?), because we were [...] bound inside (?).
Now, behold, my father the priest of the catholic church, of the one who has died (?), my father Moyses, has sent him to you concerning some words which are with him inside his church. If the matter is ready (?), seal them, give them to Isaak the priest, so that he may take them to my father Moyses. Take courage; if anything happens, it is my responsibility. Do not be afraid to send them to him.
Farewell in the Lord.
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- TM-Text 219752 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;208 tier-1
- HGV-Text 219752 tier-1
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