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Letter from Frange to Abraham son of Maria asking for wheat TM 141101Theben

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A Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, in which Frange, who calls himself "the very least", greets Abraham son of Maria and asks him for a favour concerning shears and for some wheat, promising repayment. Frange was a monk living in a tomb at western Thebes in the 8th century.

In English machine translation

Jesus Christ. Frange. I, Frange, the very least, am writing and greeting Abraham son of Maria. I greet you with all the fullness of my soul, and after that I salute you with all my heart. I greet all your people in the Lord. Greetings. Do the charity, my brother, concerning the shears (?) and look for a little (?) wheat for me. Otherwise I cannot go out. Whatever you have, I will give it to you, and God will have mercy on you. For indeed, if they had not separated you from me, I could hardly have endured (?) in this whole way. Now, my brother, I have nothing to give you (?). Your charity knows that it is time for the man to come to me. If you have it, send the wheat to me. May God bless you. Farewell in the Lord.

Several phrases are difficult; "keiria" is probably shears or a related tool, and the passage about separation and endurance is uncertain. The letter belongs to the archive of the monk Frange from Theban Tomb 29.

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.

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