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Fragment of a private letter of the 6th century AD. The writer is glad to hear that the addressee has returned from Alexandria and urges him to act quickly about scarce oil belonging to 'the sister' and about items taken in Alexandria. The back names Eudemos, a brother.
The verso line may name the sender or the addressee; 'brother' may be a form of address rather than kinship. The verb rendered 'took' (ἦρκας) could also mean 'raised' or 'carried off'.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Privatbrief). 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] [… ? lines lost …] ἤκουσα, ὅτι ἦλθες ἀπ’ Ἀλεξανδρίας καὶ ἐχάρην. σπούδασον οὖν, καθὼς ἠξίωσά σε διὰ τὸ σπανὸν ἔλαιον τὸ τῆς ἀδελφῆς, καὶ ἐμοί, καὶ εἰ παρεχώρησας ἐκεῖνα, ἃ ἦρκας ἐν Ἀλεξανδρίᾳ, καταξιω[…] […]…μ…[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] Εὐδήμου ἀδελφοῦ
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