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Fragment of a letter mentioning Zacharias, addressed to a master TM 129795unbekanntVI

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Fragment of a sixth-century Greek letter in which the writer expresses joy at news received, says he now has time for business, and mentions sending or handing over a certain Zacharias and asks for the release of someone, with reference to that person's sister and mother. The address on the back is to the writer's master, whose name is only partly legible.

In English machine translation

[recto] […] the power (?) and I rejoiced greatly [learning from them] […] since I am now free (to attend) to the affairs […] I am sending, and I will hand over Zacharias […] Namerou(n) (?); release him and […] of his sister and to his mother […] for without letters your (honour?) [… lines lost …] [verso] To my master Po…n…os, from […]

The name read as Namerou(n) and the addressee's name are uncertain; the left side of every line is lost, so connections between clauses are conjectural.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment de lettre). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

p.gen.4.173

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VI

[r] […]ν τὴν δύναμιν καὶ πάνυ ἐχάρην γνοὺς ἐξ αὐτῶν[…] ἐπειδὴ σχολάζω ἄρτι εἰς τὰ πράγματα […] πέμπω καὶ ἀποδώσομαι τὸν Ζαχαρίαν […]…μενον Ναμερῶυν ἀπόλυσον αὐτὸν καὶ […]… τῆς ἀδελφῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ […]γὰρ δίχα γραμμάτων τὴν ὑμετέραν [… ? lines lost …] [v] τῷ δεσπότῃ μο…