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Fragmentary Christian letter from Pousis to John, a notary, from the Arsinoite nome. The writer reports news brought by Nepheras the Moor about their common master, describes his great distress, and says he has sent to holy monks and to the shrines of the martyrs to pray for the master's life and health.
The right side of every line is lost, so the connection of clauses is often uncertain. "Brotherly Splendour" is an honorific form of address for the recipient.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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] † καταλαβὼν Νεφερᾶς ὁ Μαῦρος ἀπ[…] αὐτὸν ἐκεῖσε διὰ χρείαν τινὰ ἀπη…[…] δεσπότης ὁ θεοφύλακτος κύριος […] καὶ οὐκ ηὗρεν παραστῆσαί μοι τὸν γρ[…] εἰς τοσαύτην ἐνεχθῆναι φροντίδα[…] ταῦτά μοι ἐκείνου ἀπαγγείλαντ[…] ἀρίστου καὶ οὐδενὸς ἑτέρου ἐδυν[…] ἐν πολλῇ εἰμι ἀθυμίᾳ τούτου …
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