Fragment of a Greek letter, probably from the Hermopolite nome in the 4th century AD, addressed on the back to the writer's 'master father'. Only the beginnings of lines survive, mentioning the Thebaid, something public, the writer's brother and a benefaction.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[...]
... me ... [...]
... [...]
have become [...]
before this [...]
to the Thebaid [...]
therefore also ... [...]
to the ... [...]
of this ... [...]
public [...]
of the master [...]
with us ... [...]
my brother [...]
to become ... [...]
taking courage ... [...]
... to make (?) [...]
... to our [...]
... to become [...]
benefaction [...]
as truly [...]
wishes for you [...]
... gladly [...]
to preserve (?) [...]
of all ... [...]
[verso]
To my master father [...]
Only the left edge of each line is preserved, so the content cannot be reconstructed. 'Master father' is a respectful address and need not mean a biological father.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brieffragment). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.