o.frange.152
[r] ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡ … ⲁⲩ ⲑ … ἄγια … ⲟⲛ … ⲙ ⲙⲛ … ⲛⲉⲕ ⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ † †† ἡ ἁγία τριάς [v] … ⲥ … ϩ … ⲑ … ⲛ … ⲙⲛ … ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ … ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ταχύς ταχύς ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 141074
Letter from Frange to a beloved brother asking him to come quickly TM 141074Theben
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Coptic ostracon letter written by Frange, a monk in the Theban area, to a beloved brother. Much of the middle is lost, but he sends greetings and, on the back, urges the brother to come to him quickly.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[Jesus] Christ, have mercy on us.
I, Frange, am writing and greeting his beloved good brother
[…]
[…] holy […]
[…]
and […] your
brothers. Farewell in
the Lord. † ††
The holy Trinity.
[verso]
[…]
[…]
[…]
[…]
[…]
and […] small (?)
[…] come to me
quickly, quickly,
so that I may find you,
my sweet brother.
Frange was an anchorite living in Theban Tomb 29, whose many ostraca letters survive; such letters typically date to the 8th century AD. The Greek 'tachys tachys' (quickly, quickly) is inserted into the Coptic text.
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.