o.frange.366
ϩⲁ ⲑⲏ μέν ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ … […] ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ […] ⲁⲡⲁ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ […] [… ? lines lost …]
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Opening of a letter to Apa Frange TM 219905Theben
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The opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon addressed to Apa Frange, written with the standard formula of greeting to a "beloved father". The sender's name and the body of the letter are lost. It comes from Thebes.
In English machine translation
Before all things, I […] write, greeting my beloved father […] Apa Frange […]
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Frange was an anchorite living in a tomb in western Thebes in the 8th century AD, and many ostraca addressed to or written by him survive. "Father" here is a respectful monastic form of address, not a family relationship.
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.