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A private letter from Zosimos to his 'brother' Euphrosynos, sending greetings to his family and acquaintances, reporting that he has made a visit and that Euphrosynos' sister is well, and telling him to collect a honeycomb from the letter carrier. It dates to the first half of the 3rd century AD and was addressed to the first quarter of Antinoopolis.
The word rendered 'night-scribe' (nyktographos) is otherwise unattested and its meaning is uncertain; 'brother' may be a term of affection rather than kinship. The verso address names a district (first quarter) of Antinoopolis, with the rest illegible.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettera di Zosimos ad Euphrosynos). 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] Ζώσιμος Εὐφροσύνῳ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲνπάντων εὔχομαί σε ὁλοκληρεῖν ἅμα τῇ συνβίῳ σου καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις σου. ασπάζω Ἄπαν προτέρου καὶ τοὺς ἡμῶν πάντας κατʼ ὄνομα. γινώσκειν σε θέλω, ὅτι ἐγενάμην πρὸς …εωνιαν καὶ ὁλοκληρεῖ ἡ ἀδελφή σου. ἀσπάζω Παπᾶν καὶ Ἀμμῶνιν τὸν νυκτόνγραφ…
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