o.frange.195
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ […] ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲡⲁ […] ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ χαίρειν ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣ[…] ⲡκεφάλαιον ⲛ[…] ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣ[…] 8. [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter from Frange to Apa […] about something sent TM 141117Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monk Frange to a spiritual father, Apa [...], and his household, mentioning something sent to him. It comes from Thebes.
In English machine translation
I, Frange […], greeting his beloved [lord] father, the good one, Apa […] [and] all those of his house, i[n the Lord]:
Greetings. Look, a measure (?) [...]
I have sent it to you [...]
the chapter (?) of [...]
[...]
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Frange was an 8th-century monk living in a Theban tomb who wrote many ostraca. 'Oumaje' is a dry measure, and 'kephalaion' may mean a chapter of a book or a sum of money; the context is lost.
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.