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A Coptic ostracon letter from Frange, a monk known from the Theban area, to Sie, whom he calls his beloved, God-loving and faithful sister. He complains that although people come and go, she has not yet sent the measure of salt and the other item he asked for, blesses her and asks for her prayers.
Frange was an 8th-century anchorite living in Theban Tomb 29; many of his letters survive on ostraca. The word rendered 'prj' is an unidentified commodity, possibly a kind of grain or seed, and the closing lines are damaged.
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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