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Coptic ostracon from the Theban area containing greetings: a partly lost opening greeting to a father Elias and a mother, followed by a letter from the monk Frange to the priest Ezekiel, sending greetings to him and his children and asking for his prayers so that he may be worthy to see him.
Frange was an anchorite of the 8th century at Theban Tomb 29; his letters are typically written on ostraca. The first lines seem to be a separate, damaged greeting by another writer.
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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