Letter from the chief attendant Jeremias to a stratelates about idle camels TM 35466ArsinoitesV - VI

A letter from Jeremias, a chief attendant, to his master, a stratelates (military commander), reporting that he found camels idle near Psineureos and took charge of them. He asks whether to return to the city or stay with the camels, and requests a notary to measure the fodder. It dates to the 5th-6th century AD, from the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

The opening χμγ is a Christian cryptogram, often interpreted as 'Christ born of Mary' (or similar); its numerical value is 643. The archihyperetes (chief attendant) was a subordinate official on a great estate or in an official's staff.

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