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o.frange.257 Theben

Letter from a woman to Frange asking for prayers and sending food. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from a woman to the monk Frange at Thebes, asking him to pray for her as a sinner so that God will have mercy on her. She sends along some food items, including two fish. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲛ ϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉ ⲧⲃⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲛϭⲱⲗⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ϣⲗⲏⲗ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
I, Teiatshau (?), the woman, write greeting my beloved brother Frange in the Lord. Do the charity: pray for me in lifting up your holy hands, for I am a sinner, so that God may have mercy on me. Here is a cake (?): two fish, ... cheeses (?), ten bundles (?). Farewell in the Lord. Do the charity: pray.

Connections

Found at Thebes

Cross-references (3)

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