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A private Christian letter from Isaios to his 'brother' Apollonios, apologizing that neither has written, explaining he expected Apollonios back after hearing he had reached Antinoopolis and the Arsinoite nome, and asking about his health and his relations with his father-in-law. The latter part, mentioning a papas (cleric), is badly damaged.
The phrase 'in the Lord' marks the writer as Christian; 'papas' may denote a church leader, and 'brother' may be a spiritual rather than family term.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief des Isaios). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
χαῖρε, κύριέ μου ἄδελφε Ἀπολλώνιε ἐν Κυρίωι παρὰ Ἰσαίου. οὐκ ἰσχύω, ἄδελφε, μέμψασθαί σε περὶ τῆς ἀμελείας τῶν γραμμάτων· ἐν γὰρ τῶι αὐτῶι ἐγκλήματι ἐμαυτῶι συνοῖδα ὄντι. ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ τῆι ἐλπίδι τοῦ τάχιόν σε ἐπανήξειν, ἐπέσχον, ἐπειδὴ τὰ μὲν ἐν Ἀντινόου σε ἤκουσα, τὰ δὲ ἄχρι τοῦ Ἀρσ…
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