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o.frange.364 Theben

Letter of greeting to Apa Frange. A short Coptic letter on an ostracon in which the writer, calling himself 'the least', sends greetings to his beloved lord and father Apa Frange. It comes from the Theban area. machine translation

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 219903. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

πρὸ πάντων ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Before all things. First of all, indeed, (this is) my word, the least one: I write greeting my beloved lord, the good father Apa Frange. Farewell in the Lord.

Connections

Found at Thebes

Cross-references (3)

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