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o.frange.255 Theben
Letter from a woman to the monk Frange. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, written for a woman to her "beloved brother" Frange, the well-known monk of western Thebes. She says she cannot write herself and explains that she does not go out to meet him, asking that they meet when he comes. machine translation
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TM 219797.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ
ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ
ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲣⲱ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ
ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ὡς ϯϣⲛⲙⲟ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
ⲉἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ϯⲣ
ⲙⲡⲉϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲁ[…]
ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧTranslations (1)
I, Teiatshau (?), the woman, write greeting my beloved brother Frange.
As for me, I do not know how to write, and also I spoke with them about it (?), since, as a stranger (?), I do not go out
to meet you, because I am not
worthy of my […]
until you come [to a place] where we may meet (?).
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 219797 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;255 tier-1
- HGV-Text 219797 tier-1
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