A fragmentary private letter of the 3rd century AD in which the writer tells his 'brother' he is greatly distressed in the city over some event, and asks him to go round his own and others' parts and keep watch. He says he will soon come down to him in person.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[To my lord] brother […]
[…] […]
[…] Philisk(os?) […]
[…] me […]
[…] and […]
[…]
…
[…] … to be (?). For I am very much distressed in the city, and perhaps what has happened has not escaped your notice. So take care, lord brother, to go round your own parts and those of others, and keep watch as a brother and as one who toils, and do not put up with the others who have no account (?). For I trust that you will not neglect this. I myself will soon come down to you.
I pray for your health for many years, lord brother.
[verso]
To my lord brother […]
The opening is badly damaged; a name beginning Philisk- may appear. 'Brother' may be a courtesy title rather than a sibling, and the word read as 'logēn' (perhaps for logon, 'account' or 'regard') is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.