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A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange, an anchorite living in the mountain of Djeme in western Thebes, to some brothers. He asks them to send good wine with his brother Thomas because he is ill, and closes with blessings and a request for prayers. The verso carries the start of another greeting, largely broken.
Frange was a monk of the 8th century living near Djeme, known from a large dossier of ostraca; his self-description as 'the dead man' is a monastic expression of humility. 'Tablet' (plax) here refers to the ostracon letter itself.
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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