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A late 5th-century AD letter from Oxyrhynchus to a cleric named Pamouthios, addressed as 'our ageless father'. The writer urgently asks for a boat to transport the grain of Agathinos, promises to send a helper to Synkypha for the men and camels, and asks Pamouthios to find out from the bishop about the camels' freight charge.
The opening χμγ (643) is a Christian isopsephic symbol, probably standing for 'God help' or a similar formula. The verb κοβαλεύω is a late colloquial word for carrying or transporting goods.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to a Cleric). 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] χμγ. παρακαλῶ τὸν ἀγήρων ἡμῶν πατέρα καὶ κατʼ αὐτὴν τὴν ὥραν πέμψον μοι τὸ πλοῖον ἵνα κοβαλεύωμεν τὸν σῖτον τοῦ Ἀγαθίνου, καὶ πέμψομαί τινα σύμμαχον εἰς Συνκύφα διὰ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ τοὺς καμήλους. καταξιώσῃ μάθε παρὰ τοῦ θεοσεβεστάτου ἐπισκόπου διὰ ναῦλον τῶν καμήλων. μηδὲν…
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