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A private letter, probably Christian, from Kollouthos to his 'brother' Ammonios, expressing surprise at a mistake Ammonios made and discussing a metretes of oil sent to Apphous and oil received by Nepheros. It dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD and may come from Oxyrhynchus.
The greeting 'in the Lord' and the appeal to divine providence suggest a Christian writer. A metretes is a liquid measure; the middle of the letter is damaged, so the details of the oil dispute are unclear.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as A letter from Kollouthos). 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] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἀμμωνιῳ Κολλούθως ἐν κυρίῳ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαι τῇ θείᾳ προνοίᾳ ὅπως ἀπολάβῃς τὰ παρʼ ἐμοῦ γράμματα. ἀληθῶς θαυμάζω πῶς τοσοῦτο ἐσφάλης ὡς σοῦ δεξαμένου Ἡράκλειον· περὶ τοῦ μετρητοῦ τοῦ ἐλαίου τοῦ ἀποσταλέντος Ἀπφοῦτι. Νεφερῶς ἀπέσχε τὸν ἔλαιον τοῦ…
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