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[…]χαίρε ἐν κυρίῳ, ἀγαπητὲ ἄδελφε […] Μάξιμε, […]…ας σὲ προσαγορεύω· τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν Δίφιλον ἐρχόμενον πρός σε προσδέξαι ἐν εἰρήνῃ διʼ οὗ σὲ καὶ τοὺς σὺν σοὶ ἐγὼ καὶ οἱ σὺν ἐμοὶ προσαγορεύομεν. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, ἀγαπητὲ ἄδελφε ἐν κυρίῳ
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 30466
Christian letter of recommendation to Maximos for the brother Diphilos TM 30466unbekannt1. Hälfte III
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A short Christian letter of recommendation addressed to a 'beloved brother' Maximos, asking him to receive in peace the bearer, a fellow Christian named Diphilos. Through Diphilos the sender and his companions send greetings to Maximos and those with him. It dates to the first half of the 3rd century AD.
In English machine translation
[…] greetings in the Lord, beloved brother […] Maximos, […] I address you.
Receive in peace our brother Diphilos, who is coming to you, through whom I and those with me greet you and those with you.
I pray for your health, beloved brother in the Lord.
Letters like this, carried by a travelling Christian to introduce him to another community, are an early type of Christian correspondence. 'Brother' here means a fellow Christian, not a blood relative.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre chrétienne de recommendation). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.