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A short letter from Peteuris, an epimeletes (official in charge), to Papnouthis, whom he addresses as father, asking him to have five matia of public grain given to brother Abraham because of the writer's difficulties. It comes from Kysis in the Great (Kharga) Oasis, 4th to early 5th century AD.
The mation is a small dry measure used for grain. 'Father' and 'brother' may be terms of respect or Christian address rather than family ties.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre privée). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
τῷ κυρίῳ μου πατρὶ Παπνούθι Πετεῦρις ἐπιμελητὴς χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων πόλλα σου τὴν εὐγένειαν προσαγορεύω ἀξιωθεὶς ἐλέησον δοθῆναι τῷ ἀδελφῷ Ἀβραὰμ … σίτου δημοσίου μάτια πέντε . οἶσθα γὰρ ἐν οἴᾳ ἀπορήσῳ εἰς τὴν ……ην. ἀξιῶ ἐπειδὴ …………… […]ειν σοι σίτου τρητης ἄχρι ………… ἐρρῶσθαί…
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