o.frange.513
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ […] ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϩⲉϣ ⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲛ[…] ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛ…[…] ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲛ[…] ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲱⲗⲉ ϯⲛⲁ[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter from Frange to his brother David TM 220050Theben
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Fragmentary Coptic ostracon letter from Frange, an anchorite living in the Theban area, to his brother David. The surviving lines mention something given, something new sent to him, and something David had said, but the details are lost.
In English machine translation
I, Frange, [writing and greet]ing his brother David […]
[…] to me, you being troubled (?), I gave […]
[…] new […] to you, a hundred (?) […]
You said to me […]
when I am about to gather (?) […] I will […]
[…]
[…]
Frange was a monk living in a tomb in western Thebes in the 8th century, author of many surviving ostraca. The words ⲛϣⲉ (perhaps 'a hundred' or 'wood') and ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲱⲗⲉ (perhaps 'gather' or 'sow') are uncertain in this damaged context.
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.