o.frange.137
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ μέν ϯ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲕ ⲉⲓϥⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲣ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 141059
Letter from Frange to a priest, asking him to visit because he is ill TM 141059Theben
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange, the hermit-scribe of the Theban area, to a priest. Frange says he is ill, asks not to be blamed for failing to come, and begs the priest to do him the kindness of coming south to see him.
In English machine translation
I, Frange, am writing, greeting the priest. I am sick. [...] (?) ... and do not blame me, for I could not come north (?). Do the charity and come south, so that I may find you.
Line 5 (ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲕ ⲉⲓϥⲧ) is obscure and its rendering is uncertain. Frange was an 8th-century monk living near Thebes whose many ostraca survive.
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.