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o.frange.85 Theben

Letter from Frange to Apa Paulos asking for oil. A Coptic ostracon letter from the monk Frange to Apa Paulos, asking him to exchange a portion of wax (or wax-work) for a little oil on his behalf, as the need is very great. It comes from Thebes. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Coptic · Coptic

Transcription

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲧⲉϭⲓϫ ⲛκειρία ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁ ⲧἀγάπη ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉχρεία ⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
I, Frange, am writing and greeting his beloved, God-loving father, the good man, Apa Paulos. Do the charity, my beloved father, and take the hand of wax(?) and give it for a little oil for me. Do it for the love of God, for there is great, great need. Farewell in the Lord.

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Found at Thebes

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