o.frange.364
πρὸ πάντων ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ μέν ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛἐλάχιστος ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219903
Letter of greeting to Apa Frange TM 219903Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon in which the writer, calling himself 'the least', sends greetings to his beloved lord and father Apa Frange. It comes from the Theban area.
In English machine translation
Before all things.
First of all, indeed, (this is) my word, the least one: I write greeting my beloved lord, the good father Apa Frange.
Farewell in the Lord.
Frange was a monk and recluse in western Thebes in the 8th century AD, and many ostraca addressed to or written by him survive. The letter contains only formulaic greetings and no business.
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.