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Letter of Frange asking for a litra to be exchanged for oil at Djeme TM 141008Theben

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A Coptic ostracon letter from the monk Frange at Thebes, asking the recipient to take a litra of material to Djeme and exchange it for a little oil needed for a festival, to be given to his father Isaak and his sons. The fragmentary verso mentions loaves sent.

In English machine translation

[recto] […] […] the honored [one] [in] every [way], who is good, [in] the Lord, greetings. Do me the kindness: here is a litra of thread (?). Take it and have it brought to Djeme and give it for a little oil, which I need for this festival. Give it to my father Isaak and his sons. Through Frange. Pray for me. [verso] […] Here are 15 (?) loaves; I have given them […] we […] […] to you we received […] […] […] I said […]

Frange was an 8th-century anchorite in western Thebes whose many ostraca survive. The meaning of ϫⲁⲕ (here 'thread') and the number read on the verso are 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.

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