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A private letter from Papnouthios to Petros, whom he calls lord and father, asking him to hand over to the letter-carrier a small bag of coins Papnouthios had deposited with him, since Papnouthios is travelling and needs the money. The scribe Nilammon adds his own greetings; the letter dates to the 4th century AD.
"Father" and "brothers" may be respectful or Christian/monastic forms of address rather than family terms. The "kerma" in the purse means small change, low-value coins.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Papnuthius to Peter). 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 πατρὶ Πέτρῳ Παπνούθιος χαίρειν. καθὼς παρατέθηκά σοι τὸ μαρσίππιν τοῦ κέρματος, ἀπόδος αὐτὸτῷ ἀναδιδόντι σοι ταῦτά μου τὰ γράμματα· τῷ γὰρ ἀποσταλέντι ὑπέρ μου οὐκ ἔδωκας. νῦν οὖν ἀπόδος αὐτὰ ἄρτι, ὅτι ἐν ἀποδημίᾳ εἰμὶ καὶ οὐ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν ἐπʼ αὐτά, χρείαν αὐτῶν ἔχων. …
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