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A Coptic ostracon letter from a woman to the monk Frange, greeting him, asking for his prayers and mentioning goods sent or requested. David and Anastasia add their own greetings and request for prayers. It comes from the Theban region.
Frange was an 8th-century anchorite at Thebes whose correspondence survives on ostraca. The middle lines listing goods are obscure and their translation is tentative; the sender's name is uncertain.
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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