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Letter summoning the village headmen of Aphrodite TM 36804AntaiopolisMitte VI

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A short letter summoning Apollos and the other village headmen (protokometai) of Aphrodite to come urgently, at night if need be, by way of the notary Kollouthos or the lady Maria. It dates to the mid-6th century AD and is attributed to Antaiopolis.

In English machine translation

[recto] † You were written to on another occasion too, to come immediately; so please do [this] at once. When you come down, either in the evening or at night, set out and go off to Kollouthos the notary or to the great lady Maria as well; and he will send you to me by night. As has often been said, then, come immediately, since I urgently have need of you. [verso] [From] Your Authority (?) to Apollos and the other village headmen of Aphrodite

The opening of the address is damaged; 'Your Authority' (exousia) is an honorific title, but the restored first word is uncertain. Protokometai were the leading officials of a village.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre). 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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p.cair.masp.1.67061

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Mitte VI · Antaiopolis

[r] † καὶ ἄλλοτε ἐγράφη ὑμῖν παραυτὰ καταλαβεῖν· θελήσατε οὖν παραχρῆμα τοῦτο ποιῆσαι. κατερχόμενοι δὲ ἢ ἐν ὀψινῇ ἢ ἐν νυκτὶ, ὁρμήσατε καὶ ἀπελάσατε πρὸς Κόλλουθον τὸν νοτάριον ἢ πρὸς τὴν μεγάλην ἄμα Μαρίαν· καὶ πέμπει ὑμᾶς πρὸς ἐμὲ νύκτωρ. ὡς οὖν πολλάκις εἴρηται, καταλάβετε παρ…