p.nag.hamm.153
[r] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Π[…] Φ…ῆχις …[…] πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαι τῷ Θεῷ περὶ τῆς σῆς ὁλοκληρίας[…] απημ…[…]…την[…] ουκαλ…[…]εμοι[…] ἐπεστιλ[…] …ησα…[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] […]Φ[…]ῆχις Χηνοβοσκίτης
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 32486
Letter from Ph…echis of Chenoboskion to his brother P[…] TM 32486unbekanntIV
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Fragment of a private letter from a man named Ph…echis to his 'brother' P[…], opening with a prayer to God for the addressee's health. The sender is identified on the back as a man of Chenoboskion. It dates to the 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
[recto]
To my lord brother P[…]
Ph…echis […]
Before all else [I pray to God]
for your good health […]
[…]
[…] to me […]
sent (?) […]
[…]
[… ? lines lost …]
[verso]
[…] Ph[…]echis, of Chenoboskion
The papyrus belongs to the Nag Hammadi codex cartonnage, recovered from the bindings of the codices. 'Brother' may be a Christian or monastic form of address rather than a family term.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.