Fragmentary private letter from Philosarapis to his brother Horion. The writer says he has lodged near Chrysous and asks Horion to send him quickly a small amount of something, apparently for his head. Dated tentatively to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[fragment a]
Philosarapis to Horion his brother, very many greetings.
[…] … […] to you to the […] … although
[…] I wanted …
[…] you …
[…] … and you
[…] looking around (?)
[…] my […]
[…] … […]
[… lines lost …]
[fragment b]
[… lines lost …]
… […] …
for … of the sun (?) I have put up (lodged) near Chrysous. Please therefore, brother, on receiving my letter, send me quickly a little
[…] … for the head
[…] … since it has
[…] … […]
[verso]
[…] of Philosarapis, to his brother (?)
The verb katalelyka means to have taken lodging or stopped for the night; Chrysous may be a place or a person's name. The item requested 'for the head' is lost, possibly a remedy or head covering.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief des Philosarapis an Horion). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.