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Letter from Paulos to Nepheros about sales, purchases and unpaid money TM 21449Alexandria

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Letter from Paulos, apparently writing from Alexandria, to Nepheros, a monastic or church leader he calls father and brother. He reports how Gennadios sold six bundles and spent the proceeds on oil, pitch and iron, asks for prayers, and complains that money owed through a matter concerning Horion has not been paid, asking Nepheros to write to the woman involved.

In English machine translation

To my lord, beloved father and brother Nepheros, Paulos. I am grateful now too, because you deigned to write to us. Know now that Gennadios has sold the six bundles for 94 myriads, from which he bought 5 xestai of oil for 12 myriads, an anemourion (?) of liquid pitch for 10 myriads, and one lump of iron of 3 minas for 20 myriads, so that the total comes to 90 myriads, and another 4 myriads remain. Therefore I considered it necessary to write to you first of all, so that you may remember us in your prayers, and then also to inform you of these very matters. And as you informed us by letter about Horion, know that […] in the camp […] to hand over the money to me myself, and so far he has given nothing. But if it seems good to you, write to her about this, since she promised to give, so that on receiving your […] letter she may feel respect and provide […], about which we will inform you by letter. We greet all our beloved brothers […] Ammonios […] our […] Horion and our mother Tienor and […] [… lines lost …] [margin] If Papnouthis neglects the grain […], let him know that [he will be compelled] to swear about this, so that you do not receive him in the congregation. [verso] To my lord, beloved father Nepheros, Paulos.

Sums are in myriads of denarii, reflecting 4th-century inflation. 'Synaxis' refers to the religious assembly, so exclusion from it is a church sanction.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Paulos an Nepheros). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Alexandria

[r,ctr] κυρίῳ μου ἀγαπητῷ πατρὶ καὶ ἀδελφῷ Νεφερῷ Παῦλος. χάριν καὶ νῦν ἔσχον, ὅτι κατηξίωσας ἡμῖν γράψαι. γίγνωσκε νῦν πεπρακέναι Γεννάδιον τὰ ἓξ δεσμίδια μυριάδων ἐνενήκοντα τεσσάρων , ὧν συνωνήσατο ἐλαίου μὲν ξέστας πέντε ἐκ μυριάδων δώδεκα , ἀνεμούριον δὲ ὑγροπίσσης μυριάδων …