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Fragment of a Christian letter of the 4th century AD between Petesans and Apa Elo[…], addressed as 'father', probably a monk. Only the opening, a closing prayer for health in soul, spirit and body, and part of the address survive.
The prescript names Apa Elo[…] first and Petesans second, and the verso address also names Petesans, so the direction of the letter is not certain. The text belongs to the Nepheros archive, linked with a monastic community at Hathor in the Herakleopolite nome.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brieffragment: Apa Elo- an Petesans). 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,ctr] ἄπα Ἐλω…[…] Πετεσανς […]χαίρειν. ἐπειδή, πάτερ,[…] παρα[…] ὅτι …[…] ταγ[…] του[…] κε…[…] σπ[…] σο…[…] επι[…] κ…[…] σπ[…] π[…] [… ? lines lost …] [r,ms] ἐρρωμένον σε ἡ θεία πρόνοια διαφυλάττοι ψυχῇ καὶ πνεύματι καὶ σώματι. [v] ἀπόδος Πετεσανς […]…[…]…[…]…
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