p.apoll.4
[r] † ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ Θεοῦ[…] καὶ μετὰ τ[…] […]αν μόνον[…] γραμμάτων τοὺς τοιούτους[…] πέμψατε δὲ καὶ τὰ ξύλα[…] [v] […]Ἀπόλλωνος Ἄνω †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 39074
Fragment of a letter from the emir about sending timber TM 39074unbekannt
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Fragment of a letter opening "in the name of God", catalogued as a letter of the emir (the Arab governor or official). It mentions sending timber, and the address on the back names Apollonos Ano (Upper Apollonopolis, Edfu).
In English machine translation
[recto]
† In the name of God […]
and after […]
[…] only […]
of letters (?) such [persons] […]
and send also the timbers (?) […]
[verso]
[…] of Apollonos Ano †
The opening invocation "In the name of God" reflects the Islamic basmala formula used in early Arab-period official letters. Apollonos Ano is the Greek name of Edfu in Upper Egypt; the word "timbers" (xyla) could also mean wood generally.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre de l’émir (fragment)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.