Private letter [5--]
![Private letter [5--]](https://library.duke.edu/papyrus/images/150dpi/439v-at150.gif)
Papyrus letter from Egypt mentioning Eisak, Apa Kyri and Iaanes (Iohannes), who is described as a monk (monachos) possibly from a monastery named after Apa Apollo. Recto has a tax receipt in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 439 R)
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 86603
Letter from Eisak to the monk John of Apa Apollo about solidi TM 86603Bawit500 CE – 599 CE
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 4 records across 3 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A short Coptic letter from a certain Eisak to his brother John, a monk of the monastery of Apa Apollo, concerning a payment of gold solidi passed on to Apa Kyri. It comes from the Bawit region and is written on the back of a Greek tax receipt.
In English machine translation
†† First of all [I greet …] […] […] Eisak, the least (?), the man of Romdanaier (?), writes to my brother Iaanes (John), the monk of Apa Apollo:
Since the men of Romtanamnêuou (?) have brought me to you(?) … the money (?) of the solidi, … to my brother Apa Kyri. I gave it to him, I received it … give it to him … (?)
The Coptic is highly non-standard and much of the wording, including the place names, is uncertain, so the translation is tentative. The museum record dates the papyrus to the 6th century, while the other record gives the 8th century.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Order (?)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Tax receipt [5--]
![Tax receipt [5--]](https://library.duke.edu/papyrus/images/150dpi/439r-at150.gif)
Papyrus tax receipt for 1 solidus, a gold coin, from Egypt. Issued by Ouersenouphios, son of(?) Theodoros. Iohannes is mentioned as either the taxpayer or as an intermediary of some sort. Verso has a private letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 439 V)
p.mon.apollo.1.53
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