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A Christian letter from Paulos to Nepheros, Kolobos and Protos, monastic leaders, reporting that he bought oil for them, 20 sextarii at 103 1/2 silver units each, and asking for their prayers for himself and his children. It dates to the 4th century AD and is associated with Alexandria.
The Greek gives the price as 103 1/2 'of silver' without naming the unit; it is likely denarii or talents in the inflated 4th-century currency. The recipients belong to the monastic community of Nepheros, and 'fathers' and 'brothers' are religious forms of address.
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, Kolobos und Protos). 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 …] […]κυρίοις μου τῆς ψυχῆς Παῦλος ἐν κυρίῳ χαίρειν. χάριν ὁμολογῶ τῇ θείᾳ προνοίᾳ, ὅτι με τὸν ἐλάχιστον κατηξιώσατε ὑπουργῆσαι ὑμῖν. ἠγόρασα τοίνυν τὸ ἔλαιον καὶ ὁμοῦ εἰς ἀγγεῖον ἐμέτρησα ξέστας εἴκοσι , ἑκάστου ξέστου ἐξ ἀργυρῶν ἑκατὸν τριῶν ἡμίσους . παρακα…
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