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Letter from Frange to Apa David the reader asking for material TM 140995Theben
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A Coptic ostracon letter from Frange, a monk at Thebes, to his brother Apa David, a reader (lector). After warm greetings, Frange asks David to send him some item, possibly material to be worked, which he will process and return.
In English machine translation
First of all, I, your most humble one, write greeting and saluting the sweet fruit (?) of my beloved brother Apa David the reader. Do the kindness and send the 'genesis' (?) to us, so that we ourselves may spin (?) it and send it back to you.
Give it to my lord brother Apa David, from Frange, this most humble one.
The words rendered 'genesis' and 'spin' are uncertain; Greek genesis here may denote a book (Genesis) to be copied or some craft material, and the verb could mean to copy or spin. The opening 'sweet fruit' is a conventional epistolary flourish.
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.