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Letter from Lykarion to the priest Nepheros TM 33566unbekanntIV

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A fragmentary Christian letter of the 4th century AD from Lykarion to the priest Nepheros, whom he calls his beloved father, with greetings to the brothers with him. The damaged middle mentions a lamp, a man and the settling of some matter; the address places Nepheros at the Island in Phathor.

In English machine translation

[recto] To my beloved father Nepheros, priest, Lykarion, greetings in the Lord. First of all it is necessary to greet your inimitable disposition, and then also the brothers who are with you […] […] lamp […] the man […] to settle the matter […] do not neglect […] gently (?) we hastened (?) […] I greet all the beloved brothers by name who are with you, loving (?) […] honouring (?) […] I pray for your health in the Lord for many years, beloved father. [verso] Deliver to Nepheros, priest, of the Island, in Phathor.

Nepheros belongs to a Christian monastic community at Hathor/Phathor; 'the brothers' are probably fellow monks. 'Priest' renders presbyteros, a church elder or priest.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lykarion 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.

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.neph.13

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

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