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ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος †
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Letter of greeting from Frange to Apa David and Tanaste TM 219880Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monk Frange, who greets his beloved brothers Apa David and Tanaste and their little son Moses. It comes from the Theban region and includes an address naming the recipients and the sender.
In English machine translation
Before all my words, I, the least, write greeting my beloved brothers, the God-fearing, good people, Apa David and Tanaste. I greet also my beloved brother Moses, your little son.
Give it to my beloved brothers David and Tanaste, from Frange, the least. †
Frange was an 8th-century monk living in a tomb in western Thebes, whose many ostraca survive. Tanaste appears to be a woman, so 'brothers' is used loosely as a term of spiritual kinship.
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.