A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Sousanna to Frange, whom she calls her beloved father, and to her son Moses, asking for their prayers until she arrives this year and mentioning a blanket she has sent. It comes from the Theban area and belongs to the archive of the monk Frange.
In English machine translation
I, Sousanna, am the one who writes, greeting my beloved father Frange, the good one, and my son Moses, the good one. I greet you with all my heart. May your holy prayers cover us until we come up (north?) this year. Behold,
the blanket (lodix): I have sent it to you.
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"Father" here is a respectful address to the monk Frange, not necessarily a family relation. The Greek loanword lodix means a woven blanket or coverlet; the damaged later lines are only partly understood..
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.