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ⲡⲓἐλάχιστος ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲕⲩⲣⲓ ⲡδιάκονος ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ … [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 220061
Letter of Frange to the deacon Kyri[…], Apa Moyses and others TM 220061Theben
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Opening of a Coptic letter on an ostracon from the monk Frange, who calls himself the most humble sinner, addressed to his beloved brothers, among them the deacon Kyri[…] and Apa Moyses. It comes from the Theban region; the rest of the text is lost.
In English machine translation
The most humble sinner Frange, writing to his beloved good brothers, Kyri(akos?) the deacon, Apa Moyses and […]
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Frange was an anchorite living in a tomb on the Theban west bank in the 8th century, whose many ostraca survive. The name 'Kyri' is abbreviated or broken and may stand for Kyriakos or a similar name.
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.