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† ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲕⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲓἐλάχιστος ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛἀγάπη
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219902
Note from Iohannes to Frange asking for prayers TM 219902Theben
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A short Coptic ostracon note or address sent by Iohannes, calling himself a most humble sinner, to his 'beloved father' Frange, the well-known monk of Western Thebes, asking for his prayers.
In English machine translation
† Give it to my beloved father Frange,
from Iohannes, this most humble sinner. Pray for me, for charity's sake.
Frange was an 8th-century monk living in a tomb at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna whose correspondence survives on ostraca; 'father' is a monastic form of address. The opening phrase 'give it to' is the usual address formula of such letters.
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.