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Fragment of a Greek letter from Sansnos to Severos, a high-ranking chartularius (archivist or official in charge of records), taking the chance of available letter-carriers to send respectful greetings and offering to carry out any orders. Only the opening lines and the address on the back survive.
A chartularius was a late antique official responsible for documents and records. The letter belongs to the archive of Papas from Apollonopolis Ano (Edfu), 7th century AD, though no date is given in the records provided.; "Kyros" on the verso is the honorific "lord", not a personal name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment d’une lettre adressée au chartularius Sévèros). 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] † εὑρὼν τὴν εὐκαιρίαν τῶν παρόντων γραμματηφόρων δε[…] ἀπονεῖμαι τῇ ὑμῶν θεοφυλάκτῳ ἐνδόξῳ, ἀδελφικῇ δεσποτείᾳ […] αν αὐτῆς καὶ περὶ ὧν κελεύει τῶν ἐνταῦθα. παρακαλῶ δὲ […] [… ? lines lost …] [v] Κύρῳ Σευήρῳ τῷ ἐνδοξοτάτῳ χάρτουλαρίῳ † Σανσνῶ †
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