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Title Letter
Citations
Inv. Id O. MedinHabuCopt 2482
Support/Dimensions ostracon ;
Condition On white limestone
Lines On recto: 16 lines in Coptic; On verso: 14 lines in Coptic
Recto/Verso Source of description: On recto and verso: letter
Origin Thebes
More from Thebes
Language Coptic
Date VIIth - VIIIth century A.D.
More from the period between 600 CE and 799 CE
Note (general) Number 139 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. Lichtheim did not understand the phrase ''enentak keoua'' in line 6. For field reference, see Hoelscher OIP 21, pl. 32. 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 Frange; Apa Theodore; Koloje; Pegosh; Moses
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

MH 2482, recto: (1) I, Frange, the (2) sinner, write (3) greeting his beloved good lord (4) and brother Apa (5) Theodore. Hereafter I kiss (6) you mouth to (7) mouth with a holy kiss. The Lord (8) be with you. Hereafter I (9) greet my pious sister (10) Koloje, and (11) Pegosh, and my little brother (12) Moses. My Lord (13) Jesus Christ, may He send healing (14) to him, that he may be relieved of (15) his sickness. Farewell (16) in the Lord. MH 2482, verso: (1) I have received the letters of your (2) good brotherly lordship. (3) I read them. It pleased my heart (4) greatly that you (5) thought of me at all. You have written (6) to me ---, since (7) the day on which your man put (8) grief in my heart. Be sure to write (9) to me many times and comfort (10) me in the great sorrow (11) which I suffered on your account (12) this year. God (13) will justify me before your (14) man.