o.frange.372
ⲧⲛπροσκύνεῖν ⲙⲡⲉϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲉχώρα ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲉⲓ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ
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Letter of greeting from Frange asking for prayers TM 219911Theben
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A short Coptic letter on an ostracon from the Theban area, ending with the name Frange, a monk known from many such ostraca. It consists mainly of greetings to fellow monks and a request for their prayers.
In English machine translation
We greet (prostrate before) the sweetness of your brotherhood. And after that, we greet you with all our heart, God-loving ones. The fragrance of the good scent (?) has reached the distant countries (?). Pray for me.
Frange
The middle phrase about a fragrance reaching distant lands is uncertain in reading and meaning. Frange was an 8th-century monk living in a tomb in western Thebes.
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.