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o.frange.45 Theben
Letter from Frange urging the quick dispatch of an awl for books. A Coptic ostracon letter from Frange, a monk and bookbinder/copyist at Thebes, reproaching the recipients for neglecting a small request. He quotes Scripture, invokes the Son of God and the forty days of Lent, and urges them to send him tools (an awl) needed to decorate books. machine translation
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Transcription
ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος
ϯⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ
ϯⲣ ⲙⲁⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛκαταφρονεῖν ⲙⲙⲟϥ
ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉγραφή ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧκαταφρονεῖν ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲥⲉⲛⲁκαταφρονεῖν ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲡⲁϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ϯἐλάχιστον ⲛⲥⲣ ⲧⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϩⲉϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
ⲉⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉκοσμεῖν ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
ⲛⲧⲁεὐχαριστεῖν ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡμονογενής
ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥθρόνος ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ
ⲡⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡκόσμος ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ
ⲧⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ ταχύς
ϫⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ
ϩⲉϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛ
ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓTranslations (1)
Frange, the least.
I greet you.
I am grateful, for (it is) a matter which you were able to do, (yet) you have disdained it, as it is written in the Scripture: 'He who disdains a matter, they will disdain him.' Do not put me to shame like a dog. Send the two(?) small pieces, and sharpen (them) for me, as I need them for the books, to adorn them, so that I may give thanks to you.
Now I beseech the Only-begotten, the Son of God, who sits upon his holy throne; I beseech you for the sake of the forty days for which the whole world stands: send the awl quickly.
Tell me if you need it for the books, very, very much. Farewell.
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- TM-Text 140933 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;45 tier-1
- HGV-Text 140933 tier-1
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