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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220027
Letter from Frange to his brother Ekot TM 220027Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon written by Frange, who calls himself a teacher living on the mountain of Jeme, greeting his beloved brother Ekot and all his household. The rest of the letter is lost. It comes from the Theban region.
In English machine translation
I [am Frange],
the man of the [dead] (?),
the teacher (?) […]
on the mountain of Jeme,
who writes greeting his beloved good brother
Ekot and all his people […] …
I […] …
[…]
[…]
[… ? lines lost …]
Frange was an anchorite who lived in a Theban tomb in the 8th century. His name and the phrase 'man of the dead' are restored here, and 'the dead' probably means the tomb he lived in. The word 'sachō' means scribe or teacher.
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.