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A Coptic letter on an ostracon addressed to the monk Frange at Thebes, in which the writer says he trusts him over a garment Frange asked to have sent through someone. He would rather Frange come in person to collect it, and says it is ready for him.
The word hoite (hoeite) is usually understood as a garment or cloak; the exact item is uncertain. 'Dust of your holy feet' is a conventional humble phrase of monastic letters.
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.
ϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ἐπειδή ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉπιστεύειν ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲧϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲡⲉⲕⲱϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯπιστεύειν ⲁⲩⲱ ϯὑποτάσσειν ⲛϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ- ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ἀλλά ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲛἀπαντᾶν ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγάπη ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲉϩ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲛ …
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