| Title | Letter |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 2487 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On white limestone |
| Lines | On recto: 9 lines in Coptic; On verso: 11 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto and verso: letter |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 137 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. All ostraca in this volume were on loan from the Egyptian government and had been returned to Egypt by the time of publication. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto and verso |
| Subjects | Letter; Documentary; ostracon |
| Associated Names | Teras; Apa Frange |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 2487, recto: (1) I, (2) Teras, son of... (3) write greeting (4) his beloved lord (5) and father Apa Frange. (6) Be so kind and pray (7) for me, that God (8) may have mercy on (9) us. Amen. MH 2487, verso: (1) ...the (2) letters of your (3) holy and good fathership. (4) I rejoiced (5) greatly, greatly, with my whole heart, (6) that you (7) remembered a dog, (8) dead and stinking, (9) a worthless (10) and rejected sinner. (11) Farewell.
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