o.frange.52
[r] ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϭⲱϣ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲧⲗⲕⲉ ⲛⲅⲛⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ταχύς ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ [v] χρεία ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲓ ⲧⲉⲡⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲉⲓϥⲧ ⲛⲅⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 140972
Letter from Frange to Pecosh asking for items to be brought quickly TM 140972Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange to his brother Pecosh, asking him urgently to fetch some items, including apparently nails, and bring them to him. It comes from the Theban area.
In English machine translation
[recto]
I, Frange, am writing and greeting my brother Pecosh.
Do me the kindness of taking the (?) and bringing it to me quickly, because there is need of it.
[verso]
Take the (?) and the (?) and the nail(s) (?) and bring them to me. Do not neglect (?) to bring them to me.
Frange was a monk and prolific ostracon writer of the 8th century at the Theban tomb TT 29. Several of the requested objects (ⲧⲗⲕⲉ, ⲧⲉⲡⲱ, ⲡⲉⲝⲟⲩⲣ, ⲡⲉⲉⲓϥⲧ) are rare words of uncertain meaning, so their translations are left open or marked as doubtful.
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.