Repeated farewell formula addressed to the prefect TM 31949unbekanntIII

A fragment in which the closing greeting formula addressed to the prefect of Egypt, "I pray that you fare well, lord prefect", is written over and over, line after line. It dates to the 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

The repetition suggests a writing exercise or practice of the closing formula used in petitions and letters to the prefect. The recurring letters before the formula (…ιζ, …ζ) may be remains of a word or number, but their sense is unclear.

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