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Fragment of a private letter from Apphous to his 'brother' Severus, expressing confidence that Severus cares for his affairs even without letters and taking the opportunity of someone travelling to send greetings and a reminder. It dates to the first half of the 4th century AD.
'Brother' may be a polite form of address rather than a family relationship. The left side and the end of the letter are lost, so the sense of most lines is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di lettera). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[…]ἀδελφῷ Σεουήρῳ […]Ἀπφοῦς χαίρειν· […]εμεν καὶ ἂν μὴ γράψω δεσπο[…]των κατʼ ἐμὲ σοὶ μέλεται […]τασε· διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ὠφι[…]…υ σοὶ γίνεσθαι παρεκα[…]μάτων· ἀλλʼ ὅμως καὶ […]…του πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐρχο[…] προσειπεῖν σου τὴν […]ντα καὶ ὑπομνῆσαι […]ω προσεδρεύειν [… ? lines lost …]
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