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o.frange.30 Theben

Letter of greeting from Frange to Papnoute and Kolbeune. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, written by Frange to his brother Papnoute and sister Kolbeune, greeting them, their young son Jakob and their household. It closes with pious wishes, remarking that times are hard but God will help those who do his will. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲱⲗⲃⲏⲩⲛⲉ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ χαίρετε ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛπειρασμός ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ καιρός ϩⲁⲥⲉ ἀλλά ⲉⲛⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲧⲟⲧⲛ ⲛϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛϥϯ ἀγαθός ⲛⲁⲛ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Jesus Christ. I, Frange, am the one who writes, greeting his beloved brothers, my brother Papnoute and my sister Kolbeune. I greet also your little son, my brother Jakob. After this, again, I greet you very much, together with your whole household, at once, in the Lord. Farewell. May the Lord bless you and keep you from the temptations of the enemy. It is a hard time, but if we do the will of God, he will help us and keep us and give good things to us.

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Found at Thebes

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