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o.frange.505 Theben

Letter from Frange to his brother Iohannes and his sister. Coptic ostracon letter from Frange, writing to greet his brother Iohannes and Iohannes's sister. The surviving text reminds them of something that happened over some years and makes a request or complaint, but the rest is lost. It comes from the Theban area. machine translation

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 220042. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲟϥⲟⲩⲙ […] ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ […] ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧ[…] ϫⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲁ[…] ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ[…] ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧ[…] ⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓⲟⲛⲣⲙ[…] ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ[…] …[…] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
I, Frange, am writing to greet my brother Iohannes [and] his sister Tofoum (?) […] You know that […] years since you […] Keme (Egypt) as my strength […] to you. Now […] you, that not […] […] (?) […] you […] …[…] [… lines lost …]

Connections

Found at Thebes

Cross-references (3)

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