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Letter of recommendation from Theon to Philagathos Paskentios for the veteran Paulos TM 35624Oxyrhynchosspätes IV - frühes V

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A bilingual Christian letter, beginning with a fragmentary Latin passage and continuing in Greek, from Theon to Philagathos Paskentios. Theon thanks him on behalf of the veteran Paulos for past help and asks that no outsiders be allowed to trouble Paulos about a boat. It comes from Oxyrhynchus, late 4th or early 5th century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] […] […] […] and approved, both of emperors and of senators, and especially the eloquent and the poor God created immortal, but the plague (?) [made them] become mortal together […] To Philagathos Paskentios, Theon. "Do good," it says, "to a man, and you will have the recompense; and if not from him, then from the Most High." Therefore Paulos the veteran, together with all who are of one mind with him, gives abundant thanks to God for your most excellent zeal, both long ago and now. Add to his benefactions that none of the outsiders should trouble him about the boat […] […] […] [verso] To the servant of God, Pascentius, in season (?)

The Latin opening is obscure and may be a writing exercise or quotation rather than part of the letter; 'lues' (plague) is a doubtful reading. The Greek quotation echoes Sirach 12:2.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Graeco - Latin 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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · spätes IV - frühes V · Oxyrhynchos

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