o.frange.138
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Letter from Frange to Apa Kalepese asking him to come TM 141060Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from Frange, a monk of the Theban region, to Apa Kalepese, whom he calls his father. He greets Kalepese's household and asks him to come to see him because there is a pressing need.
In English machine translation
I, Frange, am writing, greeting his beloved lord father who is good, Apa Kalepese. I greet also those of your whole house in the Lord. Greetings. Do the kindness of coming in to me so that I may meet you, for it is a need. Farewell in the Lord.
Frange was an 8th-century anchorite living in Theban Tomb 29. "Father" (Apa) is a respectful monastic form of address, not necessarily a family relationship.
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.