p.oxy.43.3149
[r] † ἐγὼ γράφω σοι, ἄπα Θέων, Ἡρᾶς χριστιανὸς ἐν κυρίῳ θεῷ χαίρειν. ἔπεμψα πρὸς σὲ τὸν σὸν δοῦλον Ἑορτάσιον. κατὰ τὴν συνήθειαν χάρισον αὐτῷ εἴ τι ἂν ἔχεις. ταῦτα εὑρίσκεις παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου … ε…ε χρ. [v] …
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34841
Christian letter of recommendation from Heras to apa Theon TM 34841OxyrhynchosV (?)
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A short Christian letter of recommendation from Heras to apa Theon, introducing the bearer Heortasios and asking Theon to give him whatever he can, as is customary, with the promise of reward from the Lord. It probably dates to the 5th century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus.
In English machine translation
[recto]
† I write to you, apa Theon, I, Heras, a Christian in the Lord God, greetings.
I have sent to you your servant Heortasios.
According to custom, give him whatever you may have. You will find these things (again) from the Lord […]
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"Apa" is an honorific for a monk or cleric. "Your servant" (literally "slave") is probably a humble self-description of a fellow Christian, not a literal slave.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as A Christian Letter of Recommendation). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.