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A short letter from Ioannes to Bishop Taurinos, asking him to send the papyrus sheet (or document) of Abba Konstantinos with Abba Senouthes, who is travelling downriver. Ioannes has sent a boy to carry the letter. It dates to the 6th or 7th century AD, probably from Apollonopolis.
The Greek chartes can mean a blank papyrus sheet or a written document; here it probably refers to a document belonging to Abba Konstantinos. 'Son' in the address is likely a spiritual title of deference to the bishop, not a family tie.
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.
[r] παρακληθήτω ἡ ὑμετέρα πατρικὴ θεοφιλία τὸν χάρτην τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου ἀββᾶ Κωνσταντίνου πέμψαι μοι διὰ τοῦ εὐλαβεστάτου ἀββᾶ Σενούθου κατερχομένου· διὰ τοῦτο ἀπέστειλα τὸν γραμματηφόρον παῖδα, δέσποτα. † [v] τῷ δεσπότῃ ἐμοῦ τὰ πάντα θεοφιλεστάτῳ ὁσιωτάτῳ πατρὶ … ἀββᾷ Ταυρίνῳ ἐπ…
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