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o.frange.98 Theben
Letter from the anchorite Frange asking for wine because he is ill. A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange, an anchorite living in the mountain of Djeme in western Thebes, to some brothers. He asks them to send good wine with his brother Thomas because he is ill, and closes with blessings and a request for prayers. The verso carries the start of another greeting, largely broken. machine translation
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TM 141019.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Theben701
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· Coptic
· Coptic
Transcription
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Ἰησους ⲡⲉΧριστός ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛἀγάπη ἀμήν
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲡⲣⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧ
ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ
ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ
ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ϫⲉ ϯ παρακαλεῖν ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛἀγάπη ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉπλάξ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧἐλάχιστος ⲉⲧⲃⲉ
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛψυχή ⲙⲛ
ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ
ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϥⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉχρεία ⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ἀμήν
Ὁ Ἅγιος Σέργιος
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μᾶρκος
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϣⲗⲏⲗ
ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛἀγάπη
ἀμήν
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ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ …
ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ …
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡ … ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ Ἰησους ⲡⲉΧριστός ⲙⲛ
ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ
ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ
ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ[…]
[…]ⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ[…]
[…]ⲙ ⲓⲁⲛ[…]ⲉⲛ … ⲧⲱⲥ[…]
[…]ⲏⲣⲟⲩ[…]δίκαιος[…]
[…]ⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙ[…]ⲡⲉϫⲉ[…]
[…]ⲡⲉ … ⲟⲩⲁ[…]ⲁϩⲉ[…]
[…]ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧ[…]
[…]ⲡⲉTranslations (1)
[recto]
Jesus Christ, have mercy on us in love. Amen.
I, Frange, the man who is dead, the sinner who dwells in the mountain of Djeme, writing with his own hand to his beloved, honored and God-loving brothers:
I exhort your love that, when my brother Thomas comes to you with the tablet of my littleness, for the sake of God and the salvation of your souls and your animals, you give him some good wine and he bring it to me, because it is needed, for I am ill. Do not refuse, so that the Lord may bless you and protect you and your animals. Amen.
Saint Sergios.
Saint Markos.
Do the kindness and pray for us in love. Amen.
[verso]
I, Frange […] greeting […] and […] very much in my lord who is within, my Lord Jesus Christ, and the prayers of all the saints; may they bless you and watch over you against every evil, my brothers […] […] lord […] […] […] righteous […] […] first […] said […] […] one […] […] spirit […] […] is.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 141019 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.frange;;98 tier-1
- HGV-Text 141019 tier-1
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