Beginning of a Christian letter to a superior TM 38641unbekanntEnde VII

Opening of a Christian letter, written by someone who calls himself 'my humble self' to a superior addressed as 'your lordship'. The writer explains the occasion for writing, mentioning a journey up and good conduct and the arrangement of affairs, but the rest is lost. It dates to the end of the 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

'My humble self' (brachytes) and 'your lordship' (despoteia) are conventional Byzantine forms of self-abasement and respectful address. The final line preserves only the start of a sender's name ('From …').

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Inizio di lettera cristiana). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.