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A short letter on an ostracon from Frange, a monk living on the mountain of Djeme at Thebes, sending greetings to the pious woman Sarra and her children. He apologizes, calling himself a sinner who was not worthy to meet her, and greets her warmly in the name of Christ.
Frange was an 8th-century anchorite in western Thebes whose many letters on ostraca survive; 'mother' and 'children' are restored. The closing request is restored and may be understood differently.
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.
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲡⲣⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ[…] ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ[…] ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣ ⲙϣⲁ ⲛἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲣⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
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