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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, written by Frange to his brother Papnoute and sister Kolbeune, greeting them, their young son Jakob and their household. It closes with pious wishes, remarking that times are hard but God will help those who do his will.
Frange was a monk living in a tomb in western Thebes in the 8th century; 'brother' and 'sister' may be spiritual rather than family terms. 'The enemy' (literally 'the enemy who is ours') refers to the devil.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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