One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 35254

Fragment of a letter mentioning monks, a magistor and Alexandria TM 35254unbekanntV - VI

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Fragment of a Late Antique Christian letter addressed to a man of rank ('your manliness', 'master'). The writer mentions an item called a dermotylon, asks for something to be sent quickly, and refers to monks, a magistor named Phoibammon, and Alexandria.

In English machine translation

[…] your manliness that with God I am coming (?) […] […] they have made for me. For since the […] released me […] […] to someone, but by God Almighty […] […] and with God, Didas S… coming […] […] the dermotylon, very fine and wonderful […] […] they will deign to take for me […] […] five […] to allow a little […] […] it and send it to me quickly […] […] of his brothers the monks […] […] of Phoibammon the magistor […] […] master; for many thanks to you […] […] arrangement (?) that no longer […] […] of the known times in Alexandria […] […] and the poor … and fleeing (?) […] […] and other things which not […] […] […] of the known (?) […] [… ? lines lost …]

Dermotylon is a rare word, apparently some leather or felt item; its exact meaning is uncertain. Andreia ('manliness') is an honorific form of address for officials.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

p.lond.5.1790

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · V - VI

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