The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Fragmentary Coptic letter on an ostracon addressed to the monk Frange in the Theban area, apparently from a woman. Only scattered phrases survive, mentioning a father, comfort, life, God and possibly ten bundles, ending with a farewell in the Lord.
The sender's name and the opening formula are largely restored; Frange was an 8th-century anchorite in western Thebes whose ostraca archive this belongs to. Several readings, including 'ship' and 'bundles', are 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.
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ […] ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧⲉ […]ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ […]…ⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉ […]ⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ […]ⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ μέν ⲡⲁ […]ⲁⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ […]ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ […]ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ […]ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ […]…ⲣⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲕ […]…ⲛⲉ ⲉⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲛϭⲱⲗⲉ […] ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ…
Spotted an error, a mis-mapped findspot, or have a suggestion? We read every note.