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A Christian letter from Apammon to Dorotheos, whom he addresses as his master and father. He acknowledges a letter brought by Apphous about a receipt and mentions a man suffering in his foot; the rest is fragmentary but refers to a great quarrel and ends with greetings to the household.
The opening 'χμγ' (643) is an isopsephism, a numerical cryptogram commonly read as a Christian invocation. 'Phalakros' may be a nickname meaning 'bald' rather than a family name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Christian Letter). 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] χμγ τῷ δεσπότῃ μου ὡς ἀληθῶς κατὰ πάντα μοι τιμιωτάτῳ πατρὶ Δωροθέῳ Ἀπάμμων ἐν κυρίῳ Θεῷ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαι τῷ παντοκράτορι Θεῷ ὅπως ὑγιαίνοντός σου καὶ εὐθυμοῦντος ἀπολάβῃς τὰ παρʼ ἐμοῦ γράμματα κύριέ μου δέσποτα πάτερ.ἐδεξάμην τὰ γράμματά σου παρὰ Ἀπφοῦ Φαλακρο…
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