Fragmentary Coptic letter to the pagarch Basileios TM 39848Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)Anfang VIII

Fragmentary Coptic letter, apparently addressed to the pagarch Basileios, concerning some men of the district who were taken away or not released, with mention of a free person and the will of God. It dates to the early 8th century AD and comes from Aphrodito in the Antaiopolite nome.

In English machine translation

The verso address names the pagarch, almost certainly Basileios, the well-known administrator of Aphrodito c. AD 709-714. Many lines are broken at both ends, so the translation of individual phrases is tentative.

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.