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A Coptic ostracon letter addressed to the monk Frange, asking him to send something needed and to pray for the writer by raising his holy hands. It comes from the Theban region and belongs to the dossier of Frange's correspondence.
Several phrases are obscure, notably the Greek word read as κειρία (perhaps 'hands' or 'bands'), and the opening names; the translation of the middle section is tentative. Frange was an 8th-century anchorite living in 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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