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Letter from Paulos to the priest-monk Nepheros, his spiritual father, thanking him for his blessing and promising to send him oil as soon as he obtains some. Paulos mentions sending something via the monk Horion of the monastery of Ankyron; the letter dates to the 4th century AD and is attributed to Alexandria.
"Father" here is a spiritual title for Nepheros, head of a monastic community; Paulos calls his gift a "provision for the soul" in hope of future reward. The end of the letter is lost.
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] τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ πατρὶ ἡμῶν ἀγαπητῷ Νεφερῷ Παῦλος. μνημονεύω τῆς εὐλογίας, ἧς ἔχομεν παρὰ τῆς σῆς εὐλαβείας, κύριε πάτερ. ἀληθῶς δὲ οὐδὲ ἑαυτοῖς ἐλάδιον οὐδέπω ἐκομισάμεθα· ὅτε δὲ σὺν θεῷ λαμβάνω περὶ γὰρ ταύτας τὰς ἡμέρας φροντίζω τῶν παιδίων προνοήσασθαι, ἀφʼ οὗ λαμβάνω, μετὰ χ…
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