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Fragmentary Coptic letter from Apa Iohannes to the holy father Apa Psan, asking him to persuade a senior figure and the bishops to write to the lord Elias about the cattle of Abraham, pleading the poverty of the men involved and mentioning payments for public taxes. It comes from the Theban region and dates to the first half of the 7th century AD.
The opening lines are lost and several passages are broken, so parts of the translation are uncertain. The phrase rendered 'my taking and my giving' refers to the writer's financial dealings.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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