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Letter to Frange asking for prayers, with writing exercise TM 219820Theben

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A Coptic ostracon from the Theban area containing a fragmentary letter addressed to the monk Frange, in which the sender greets him and asks for his prayers, followed by a writing exercise repeating the opening formula 'before all things' and the names Moses and Aaron.

In English machine translation

[letter] I [am Teiatshau(?) the daughter(?), writing] and greeting my [brother Frange in the Lord.] I greet you [very much] […] know(?) the […] in the air, there is no […] … But if […] God […] Now therefore, I […] say it: 'I am coming out.' [Do] the kindness of praying for me […] […] [Farewell] in [the Lord]. [exercise] Before all things I write I, Moses […] and Aaron Mo(ses) and Aaron Moses Moses, before Moses

The sender's name and the address to Frange are largely restored by the editor. The exercise section, practising an epistolary opening and biblical names, may be by a different hand.

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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o.frange.280

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[letter] ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ […] ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲥⲩⲙ[…] ϩⲛ ⲡἀήρ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ […] … ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ δέ ⲟⲩⲛ[…]ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩ[…] ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲣⲟ ϯⲛ[…] ϫⲟ ⲛⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧἀγαπή ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ […] […] ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ [exercise] ϩⲁⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ …

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