o.frange.512
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲱⲗⲃⲏⲩⲛⲉ ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ […] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220049
Letter from Frange to Papnoute and Kolbeune TM 220049Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monk Frange, greeting his brother Papnoute and his sister Kolbeune, and their little son. It comes from the Theban area; the rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
I, Frange, am writing and greeting his beloved brother Papnoute and my beloved sister Kolbeune (?). I greet also your little son Jacob (?), my brother […]
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Frange was an 8th-century anchorite in western Thebes whose many ostraca survive; the son's name and relationship are largely restored. 'Brother' and 'sister' may be spiritual or familial terms.
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.