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A sixth-century Greek letter from Peter, a steward (phrontistes), to another Peter, an exceptor (official stenographer or clerk). The writer reports sending various goods, including a saddle and a cloak, through Apa Sirios, asks for news and for Apa Sirios to be sent back, and greets the headmen of the village of Apollonos.
The opening χμγ (numerical value 643) is a Christian cryptogram commonly read as standing for a pious formula, not a date. The meaning of several object words (dipla, karakallion, knidia) 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 Letter to an Exceptor). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] χμγ εἰδοῦ ἀπέστειλά σοι διὰ ἄπα Σιρίου Πὲς καὶ […] λάη μεγάλα ἓξ καὶ διπλᾶ μικρὰ τριάκοντα[…][…] πέντε καὶ σέλλιον ἓν καὶ καρακάλλιον […] κνίδια καλά. σὺ μὴ οὖν ἀμελήσῃς ὅπως[…] πέμψαι μοι τὴν φάσιν μετὰ τοῦ γραμματ[…] οὖν ἀμελήσῃς πέμψαι τὸν ἄπα Σίριον[…] ἵνα ἐργάσησθε. πολλ…
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