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A Coptic ostracon letter from a woman, apparently named Tsie, who calls herself a worthless sinner, to her 'beloved brother' Frange, asking for his prayers and expressing sympathy for his illness. It comes from the Theban region.
The opening 'teiatshau' is probably not a name but 'this worthless one' (a humble self-designation), with Tsie as the sender; Frange was a monk living near Thebes in the 8th century, whose archive this ostracon belongs to. 'Brother' here likely means a spiritual rather than a blood relation.
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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