Fragmentary letter to John concerning tow and money TM 36112unbekanntVI - VII

Fragmentary private or business letter, addressed on the back to a 'virtuous brother John', dealing with tow (flax fibre), monks, payment and two solidi from a man named Judas. It dates to the 6th or 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

'Brother' may be a monastic or courtesy form of address rather than a family relation. The word rendered 'unsuspected' (anypolemptous) is uncertain in sense, perhaps 'beyond reproach'.

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