Letter about a favour that should not be taken back TM 30600unbekanntIII

The end of a private letter in which the writer urges the recipient to give something without taking it back, since otherwise the favour would be no favour at all. It closes with good wishes and greetings to the recipient's wife, children and household. It dates to the 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

The phrase "charis acharis" ("a graceless grace", a favour that is no favour) is a proverbial wordplay and gives the text its modern title. The opening of the letter is lost, so the object being given is unknown.

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