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Fragmentary Coptic letter from Bawit concerning a letter of the writer's lord the chartularius (an archivist or financial official) and a certain Philemmon. The writer explains that he wrote to Philemmon and asks the recipient not to be angry with him.
The beginning of the letter is lost and the left edge of every line is damaged, so several readings are uncertain. A chartularius was an official in charge of records or accounts.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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