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Letter from Frange and Moses to Petros about a book TM 141000Theben

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A fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban region, sent by the monk Frange and Moses to their brother Petros. It concerns a book mentioned by Petros' brother Lazaros, and refers on the back to Easter, the Sabbath and an offering.

In English machine translation

[recto] The least Frange and Moses, writing and greeting their beloved brother, the good Petros. Since your brother Lazaros told us that […] the book […] us that […] to neglect […] until we […] another time. Now, do the kindness and […] good […] …ros […] […] [verso] […] Sabbath (?) […] the great Easter […] which is the offering of the feast of the release (?) […] give the book […] it to you and read it […] Easter, we will […] about […]

Frange was a monk living in a tomb in western Thebes in the 8th century, known for his many letters on ostraca. The phrase on the verso translated 'feast of the release' is uncertain.

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.

o.frange.78

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Theben

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