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A short letter or memorandum from Ioannes to Eugenios, whom he calls his brother, about some carpets priced at one solidus and four carats. He urges Eugenios not to neglect the matter. It dates to the 6th century AD.
The solidus (holokottinos) was the Byzantine gold coin and the carat (keration) a fraction of it (1/24). 'Brother' and 'brotherliness' may be courtesy forms rather than family terms.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettera di Giovanni a Eugenios). 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] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Εὐγενίῳ Ἰωάννης. ὑπομνηστικὸν γεγράφηκα τῇ σῇ ἀδελφωσύνῃ διὰ ταπητίων ἑνὸς ὁλοκοττίνου καὶ ἄλλων τεσσάρων κερατίον μόνον καλε…θετι[…] ἑνὸς γράμματος μοι…[…] καλὰ κ[…] […]ω ἐρχομένου […] εν τω […]α […]ιν σοι […] τιμήν· ἀλλὰ μὴ ἀμελήσης, κύριε μου ἀδελφέ, το[…]…
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