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Christian letter of recommendation from Kalosiris to Dionysios for the presbyter Makarios TM 33511unbekanntIV

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A Christian letter of the 4th century AD from Kalosiris to his 'brother' Dionysios, introducing Makarios, a fellow presbyter, who is coming with his father. Kalosiris asks Dionysios to handle the father's affairs; the rest of the request is too damaged to follow.

In English machine translation

To my lord brother Dionysios, Kalosiris, greetings in the Lord. Makarios, our fellow-presbyter, is coming to you with his father, asking through me that the affairs concerning his father be managed by you […] my […] just and […] you think […] for my sake […] your house […] said. [I greet] […] the scholastikos and […] all the friends. I pray that you are well in the Lord, lord brother.

A scholastikos was a man with legal training, often an advocate. 'Brother' and 'lord' are forms of courtesy common in Christian letters and need not mean actual kinship.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettera cristiana). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

p.laur.4.190

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV

τῷ κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Διονυσίῳ Καλοσῖρις ἐν κυρίῳ χαίρειν. Μακάριος ὁ συμπρεσβύτερος ἡμῶν ἥκει πρὸς σὲ μετὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀξιῶν διʼ ἐμοῦ τὰ κατὰ το͂ν πατέρα διοικηθῆναι διὰ σοῦ […]μου δίκαιον καὶ […]τοις νομίζεις […]ης εἰς ἐμὴν χάριν […]εντα σου τὸν οἶκον […]…[…]…[…]…[…]…[…]…ειπε ἀσπά…