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o.frange.84 Theben
Letter from Frange and Moses to Markos urging him to come before Easter. A Coptic ostracon letter from the monk Frange and Moses to Markos, consoling him over a troubling matter involving a working animal and assuring him of their prayers that he will obtain a male animal. They urge him to bring a little oil and come to them quickly before Easter (Pascha). machine translation
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TM 141006.
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· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
[r]
ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ
ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲣⲟ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ⲕⲉⲣⲟ ⲡϩⲏⲧ
ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲓϩⲉ
ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲣⲱ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ
ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲅϫⲡⲟ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ
ⲛⲅⲣ ⲁⲧ
[v]ⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
ⲉⲣⲟⲛ πιστεύειν ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος
ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕϥⲓ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ταχύς ταχύς
ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲣ
ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧπάσχα ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ
ⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥTranslations (1)
[recto]
We have truly come to know that you are troubled in heart. Do not grieve at all, do not be troubled in heart over a beast that is going to be put to work (?). It is I, Frange, and Moses who write to Markos in this manner:
For our part, the matter about which you spoke to us, we have prayed
day and night until God fulfils your wish and you acquire the male (animal),
and you become free of
[verso]care
for us. Believe in our lowliness,
that you will (?) take the little oil and come to us quickly, quickly,
so that we may find you before we gird ourselves
for the Pascha. Your heart
will be greatly, greatly troubled (?).
Come, so that we may find you; your heart will be at rest. Farewell in the Lord.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 141006 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;84 tier-1
- HGV-Text 141006 tier-1
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