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Letter from Frange to Apa Iohannes the village headman TM 141110Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from Thebes, in which the monk Frange greets his beloved brother Apa Iohannes, the village headman, and assures him of his good feelings toward him. The text breaks off after the opening lines.
In English machine translation
Before all things:
I, Frange, am writing, greeting my beloved good brother Apa Iohannes the lashane (village headman).
I bear witness to you that my heart is at rest (?) concerning you very much […] the days […]
Lashane is a Coptic title for a village headman or local magistrate. Frange was a monk and prolific ostracon writer in the Theban area, active in the early 8th century; the reading of the phrase about his heart is uncertain.
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.