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o.frange.259 Theben
Letter to Frange asking him to visit and pray, as the roads are unsafe. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area to the monk Frange, in which the writer reports taking a keration of gold, explains that dangerous roads prevent travel, and repeatedly asks Frange to come visit and to pray for them. machine translation
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Inscription #1
· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[r]
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲓⲉ
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ
ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ […]ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩ κεράτιον ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲡⲓϭⲛ ⲑⲉ
ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛϯ ⲟⲥⲉ
ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ
ⲛⲧⲟⲕ μέν ⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ
ⲕⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη
ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓἀμελεῖν
ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲡⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ ἀλλά ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ϣⲗⲏⲗ
ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
[v]
ϩⲛ ϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕ
ϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲡⲉⲣϭⲱ
ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲛ
ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ
ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ μέν ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩ
ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲛ
ἀλλά ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη
ⲛⲅⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
[recto]
I, the worthless (?) [Tsie (?)], am writing and greeting [my brother] Frange, in the Lord. [...] know that I have taken a keration of gold from the pi[...], [as] she will tell you. And we have suffered loss.
She gives it to the man, because the roads are bad.
You, on your part, your roads are straight; whenever you wish to visit, you will visit. Do the kindness,
if it is possible, and come in to us, David,
being afraid to go out,
because the roads are bad. God
knows that I have not neglected
for a single day to ask after your affairs; but I am at a loss (?), since I do not go out.
Do the kindness, pray
for me. Farewell
in the Lord.
[verso]
[Lift up] your
[holy hands]. Do not delay
to come in before you bind (?) [...] come in to the Prgen (?).
Do not blame us, that we do not visit
you. I am a
worthless one; come to us.
But do the kindness
and do it for God's sake,
and come. Farewell in the Lord.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 219801 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;259 tier-1
- HGV-Text 219801 tier-1
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