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Fragmentary end of a Christian letter from Paulos to the monk-priest Nepheros, asking him to collect 16 artabas held by Papnoutis son of Horion for the writer's children and requesting his prayers. Written in the 4th century AD, apparently at Alexandria.
The names of sender and addressee on the verso are largely restored. 'Brother' here reflects Christian or monastic usage rather than kinship.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Paulos an Nepheros). 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] [… ? lines lost …] […]…[…]…[…]μνήσθητι δέ, κύριε ἄδελφε, λαβεῖν τὰς δεκαὲξ ἀρτάβας ἃς ἔχει ἡμῶν Παπνοῦτις Ὡρίωνος ἵνα σὺν θεῷ τὰ παιδία ἡμῶν εὕρωσιν αὐτά. καὶ παρακαλῶ, μνημόνευε ἡμῶν ἐν ταῖς εὐχαῖς σου· τοῦτο γάρ σε ποιεῖν, ὡς οἶμαι, καὶ χωρὶς ὑπομνήσεως, οἶδα. προσαγορεύω τ…
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