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Fragment of a letter from Paulos, a lawyer (scholastikos), to Solon, count of the domestics and dux (military governor). It concerns a certain Phoibammon who, after incurring Solon's displeasure, was stripped of his military belt and then obtained an imperial rescript in his favour. The letter dates to the 6th century AD.
The "military belt" (zone) was the insignia of imperial service, and its removal meant dismissal from office. The "divine type" is an imperial rescript or decision.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of a Letter From Paulos scholasticos to Solon, comes domesticorum & dux). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] † Φοιβάμμων ὁ καθωσιωμένος ὑπὸ ἀγανάκτησιν τῆς ὑμετέρας μεγαλοπρεπείας γενόμενος καὶ διὰ τοῦτο τῆς στρατιωτικῆς ἀφαιρεθεὶς ζώνης θεῖον ἐπορίσατο τύπον δόντα μεν…[…] ἀπὸ τῆς […]…[…] ἡ δὲ ὑμετέρα μεγαλοπρέπεια […] […]δέξατο …[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] τῷ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτ…
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