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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 141121
Letter from Frange to the priest Apa David about Ptorsh TM 141121Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monk Frange to the priest Apa David, asking him as a favour to take hold of (or detain) his 'father' Ptorsh, apparently in connection with Sunday. The rest is lost. It comes from the Theban area.
In English machine translation
I, Frange,
who writes, greeting his beloved, God-loving brother, honoured in every way, the priest Apa David. Do me the kindness
and seize (?) my father Ptorsh
[…] on the Lord's day (Sunday)
[…] heart (?)
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Frange was an anchorite living in a tomb in western Thebes in the early 8th century, which supplies the approximate date. The verb amahte ('seize, take hold of') may mean to detain or to receive Ptorsh; the sense is unclear because of the break.
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.