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A fragmentary letter of the 4th century AD from the Hermopolite nome, in which Neilos tells his "brother" Nearchides that people from the village of Ekous have reported that their dykes were not properly built. Neilos has sent them on to Nearchides and urges him to take action for them.
The dykes (chomata) were earthen embankments controlling the Nile flood, and their upkeep was a regular official concern. "Brother" may be a polite form of address rather than a family relation.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief von Neilos an Nearchides). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Νεαρχείδῃ Νειλος. γνῶναί σε βούλομαι ὡς τῶν ἀπὸ Ἐκοῦς ἀνελθόντων καὶ διαβεβαιωσαμένων μὴ γεγενήσθαι κατὰ τρόπον τὰ χώματα αὐτῶν καὶ ἀπέστειλα αὐτοὺς πρὸς σέ. διὸ σπούδασον […]…[…]… ἐκτάξαι αὐτοῖς …[…]…ρον γνήσιον καὶ ἐπεὶ ε…[…]…μενο…[…]…… με[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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