o.frange.376
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛσωτήρ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲁ ⲁ ⲁ
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Greeting formula of Frange to his brothers TM 219915Theben
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A short ostracon text in which the monk Frange begins a greeting to his beloved brothers who love God and Christ. It comes from the Theban area and appears to be a writing exercise or unfinished letter opening.
In English machine translation
I, Frange, am writing, greeting his beloved brothers, who love God, who love Christ Jesus our Lord, our Saviour, and the holy ones (?), a a a
Frange was an 8th-century anchorite in western Thebes whose many ostraca survive. The repeated letters at the end suggest a pen trial or exercise rather than a sent letter, and the reading of the final words is uncertain.
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.