Fragment of a letter on friendship and not wronging friends TM 36575unknownFifth century CE

Fragment of a Greek letter from Late Antique Egypt that speaks of friendship, of not wronging those who love, and of sending something back to the addressee. Its content is obscure and may reflect Christian moral precepts.

In English machine translation

The records disagree on the date: one gives the 5th century, others the 6th or late 6th century. The text has lost its beginning and the left side of every line, so the connections between phrases are uncertain.

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