Fragment of a Christian letter mentioning the sons of Paptelkas TM 35903unbekanntVI - VII

Fragment of a Christian letter in which the writer, with deferential greetings, mentions God and the saints of the city, the sons of a certain Paptelkas, an agent, and his own lack of means. It dates to the 6th or 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

"Kiss the footsteps" is a conventional formula of humble greeting in late antique letters. The left and right margins are lost, so the sense of most lines is uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of a Christian 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.