o.frange.101
Ἰησους ⲡⲉΧριστός ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲓⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲃⲗⲃⲓⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲛ[…] ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲙ[…] ϫⲉ ⲧⲉχρεία ⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
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Letter from Frange to his sister Charisie asking for spices TM 141026Theben
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A short Coptic ostracon letter from Frange, a monk living near Thebes, to his beloved sister Charisie and her daughters, asking them to send small quantities of spices or ingredients that he urgently needs. It dates to the early 8th century AD.
In English machine translation
Jesus Christ.
I, Frange, am writing to greet my beloved sister Charisie and her daughters.
Send 10 grains of pepper (?) for me, and a pinch of ground (?) […] and a pinch of […] a little […] for it is very much needed.
Frange was an anchorite at the Theban tomb TT29; ⲡⲉⲡⲉⲣⲓ is probably pepper, and ⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϣⲧ seems to mean a ground substance, both uncertain. "Sister" may mean a fellow believer rather than a blood relative.
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.