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Letter from Frange to the presbyter Apa David asking for his prayers TM 140928Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange to the presbyter Apa David, praising his virtue and asking to be remembered in his holy prayers. It comes from the Theban region.
In English machine translation
I, Frange, am writing and greeting my beloved father, who loves God and bears Christ in truth, Apa Daueid, the presbyter, the man perfect in every virtue. I exhort and beseech you to remember me in your holy prayers.
Farewell in the Lord.
Frange was a monk living at the tomb of Amenemope (TT 29) in western Thebes, probably in the 8th century AD. Such requests for prayers are a common formula in monastic correspondence.
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.