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o.frange.258 Theben
Letter from a woman to Frange about a basket awaiting a carrier. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from a woman to the monk Frange in the Theban region. She explains that a basket has stood ready for three days but she has found no one to carry it, says that as a woman she cannot manage it herself, and asks for his prayers. machine translation
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TM 219800.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲓⲉ
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲥ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲃⲓⲣ ⲙⲉⲣ
ϣⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϭⲓⲛ ϩⲁⲗⲙⲉϩⲉ ϯϭⲛ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ πλήν
ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲛ ϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
I, Teiatshau (?), Tsie (?), am writing and greeting my beloved brother Frange in the Lord.
God knows that it is three days now that the basket is full (?), up to now, and I have been unable to find a carrier (?); I do not find the man. But you know that I am a woman; I have no strength.
Do the kindness of praying for me in lifting up your holy hands. Farewell in the Lord.
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 219800 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;258 tier-1
- HGV-Text 219800 tier-1
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