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τοῖς κυρί̣[οι]ς̣ καὶ τιμιω̣τ̣άτοις πατράσι·. πατρί τε̣ Ψάι(*)τι τῷ καθολικῷ κ̣[α]ί̣ π̣ρ̣[ε]σ̣[β]υτέρῳ·· καὶ πα̣τ̣ρί ̣ ̣α̣ι̣
πρεσβυτ[έρ]ωι καὶ πατρί Ψάι(*)τι τῷ προνοητῇ vac. ? Θεόδω[ρ]ο̣ς vac. ? ἐν Θεῶι vac. ? χαίρει̣[ν].
ἐπεὶ κ̣αὶ λ[ό]γος ἡ(*)μῖν κεκίνηται τότε περὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ̣ ὡς̣, τοῦ ὀνόματο[ς] α̣ὐτοῦ πο̣λιτε̣[υο]μ̣ένο̣[υ]
ἐ̣ν κο̣σ̣μ̣ῷ̣, ἔστιν κ̣α̣ὶ ὁ̣ Θεὸς ο(*)ὗ ἐστὶν ἡ(*) ζωὴ ἐν τ̣ῷ̣ π̣αντί, ᾧ(*) καὶ δυνα̣τ̣ὸν τῇ Κέλλει δι̣α̣νεῖμ[αι]
5δωρεὰς πρὸς τὸ μὴ ο̣(*)ὕτω ἐρημωθῆναι.. ὡ(*)ς καὶ μαρτυρεῖτα̣ι ἐν ταῖς ἀλ̣η̣θέσι τῶν θεοκρίτων̣
γραφαῖς, ὅτι ' ἐναποκεκρυμμένος ἐστὶν ἐν τῷ νέῳ ἀ̣νθρώπωι ' . καὶ ' γεν̣ν̣ητὸς ἐστ̣αυρωμ̣ένο[ς] ἀ̣-
γέννητο[ς] δὲ̣ . ' καὶ ὡς ' ἔστιν ἐν οἰκίᾳ Ἰ(*)ουδᾶ ἐν τῷ Ἰ(*)[σ]ρ̣α̣ήλ ' · - ἐν̣ γ̣ὰρ Κέλλ̣ει ἦν καὶ ὁ(*) ποταμός -,
καὶ ὅτ̣[ι] ' ἐ̣ν̣ [τῷ] ἔ̣θ̣νει ἐσ̣τ̣ὶν ἀλ̣λογλώσσῳ ' ἐν ᾧ(*) καὶ γέγονε̣ν ῥάπτη̣[ς] ὁ(*) Θεός. οὐ γὰρ ψ̣εύδετα̣ι
ὁ(*) θεόκριτος προφήτης Ἰ(*)ερ̣ημίας.· vac. ? ἐγὼ τοιγαροῦν εἰς τ̣οσαύτην̣ λήθην ἐμβληθεὶς καὶ
10τοσαῦτα παθὼν καὶ μόλις ἀ̣ν̣αμνησθεὶς ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ(*) Θεὸς ἐσταυρωμέ̣νος δὲ γεννητὸς ἀγέν-
νητος καὶ μαθὼν ὅτι ' οὐ̣δε̣μ̣ία γραφὴ ἢ καὶ κοινὴ τῶν ἀνθρ̣ώ̣πων ὁ(*)μιλεία περὶ Θε-
οῦ ἀγγέλλουσα τὸ σ̣ύ̣νολο[ν ψ]ε̣ύδεται ' · καὶ̣ ὅ(*)τι ' ἐν τ̣ῇ ἑμαυτοῦ β̣ασιλείᾳ ταῦτα πάσχω ' ˙ ἀπο-
ρῶ ὅ τι καὶ εἴπω.· καὶ γὰρ καὶ [ ̣ ̣] ̣ν τῶν προτ̣έρων δώρων τῶν ἐνεχθ̣έντων μοι ἐνταῦθα εἰ̣ς
οἰκίαν ἐξ ἑκάστης ἀρχῆς [τῶ]ν̣ βασιλείων ἐστέρημαι καὶ αὐτῆς τῆς οὐσίας τῶν ἱ(*)ερῶν μόλ̣ι̣ς̣.
15ὡς ἴ(*)στε καὶ αὐτοί, ὅ(*)τι ἡ(*) τοῦ ἱ(*)ερ[οῦ ἡ]μ̣ῶν οὐσία παρά τινί ἐστιν.. μὴ γὰρ ὤφειλεν π̣α̣[ρʼ ἄ]λλῳ εἶναι ε̣[ἰ]
μὴ ἐμοί, ὁπουδ’ὰν ὦ, εἰ καὶ μ[ὴ ἐν το]ῖς ἱεροῖς εἰμι ὡς τὸ πρότερον ̣ ̣ ̣ vac. ? ἐ̣δ̣υστύ̣χο̣[ῦν] κ̣α̣τὰ π[ά]ν̣τ̣α
καὶ ὡς ἐπʼ ἀτῆς(*) βιούμενος ἀ[πὸ τ]οῦ νῦν.· καὶ οὐχὶ μό̣νον, ἀλλὰ̣ δ̣ὲ̣ εἰς ἀ̣σ̣θε̣ν̣είας βαλλόμενος κακο̣-
[παθῶ καὶ - ca.9 -]ον[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ς τοῦ παρό̣ν̣τ̣ος.· vac. ? ὅπερ δὲ δέον, ὦ τιμιώτατοι ὑμεῖς ἐπί-
[σκοποι ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐδήλ]ω̣σα [εἶτε τ]οῖς ἀλλαχῇ πρεσβυτέροις. εἶτε τοῖς γεούχοις τε καὶ ἐξάρχοις·
20[- ca.22 - τὴ]ν ἐμὴν οὐσίαν, ἵ(*)να πέμψω πρὸς τὸν ἄρχοντα τῆς Αἰγύ-
[πτου - ca.16 - τὰ πρ]ότερα δῶρα κατʼ [ἀ]ναγραφὴ̣ν ἀποδο̣θῆναί μοι μετὰ τῆς οὐ-
[σίας - ca.20 -]ε̣ι ἡ ἀ̣ναγ̣ρ̣αφὴ ὅλης τῆς οὐσία̣ς. τίς γὰρ [ἀγ]α̣λ̣λιῶν μου ἐν τῇ ἐ-
[μῇ - ca.22 -]. vac. ? τ[ο]ιαῦτα δὲ ἦν τὰ δῶρα· δεκαπ̣[έ]ν̣τε χρυσᾶ σαράκαρα
[- ca.20 - βασι]λ̣είων καὶ δύο τῆ̣ς̣ λαμπροτάτης Ἀλε̣ξανδρείας μετὰ τοῦ
25[- ca.24 -] ̣ι καὶ χρυσοῖ δίσκ[οι] εἰκοσιπ̣έ̣ν̣τε ἑ̣κ̣άστης καὶ τῆς καταμ̣[ ̣]
[- ca.22 - ἄλ]λα δὲ ὅλα ἔ̣[τ]ι καὶ ὅσον [ἄ]λλον ἱ(*)ματ̣ι[σ]μὸν πρ̣ο̣σήκον̣τ̣α ἡ(*) ἀναγραφὴ
26a(added at right: δεικνύε[ι])
[- ca.40 -] μ̣ο̣ι ἐκ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ὅ̣π̣ε̣ρ̣ κ̣εῖται κα[ὶ ἐ]ν τοῖς ἱ(*)εροῖς καὶ χρυ-
[σ - ca.24 - περ]ὶ τῶν μετʼ ἐμ̣[οῦ] τότε ἐκ τῆς Αἰγ̣ύ[πτ]ου.· vac. ? ἐ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]
[- ca.25 - ἀνα]ν̣ῆψαι ἐκ τῆς λ̣ή̣θης ε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣τω ̣ ̣ ̣λ̣υ̣θῆναι πά̣λ̣ιν τ̣[ ̣]
30[- ca.26 - ἐσ]τ̣αύρωμαι· καὶ τὸ ἑ̣μαυτ̣[ο]ῦ φω[τε]ι̣[νὸ]ν κα̣ὶ τὰ τῶ̣ν̣ χρη-
[ματ - ca.25 -]ατως τοῖς κατέχουσι γραφόμενα πάντῃ(*)·· ἔτι δὲ καὶ τὸν
[- ca.25 - γ]ν̣ώριζον ἀξίως ἐξ ἑ̣κάστ[η]ς βασιλείας ἐνεχθη ̣ ̣α̣παν
[- ca.24 - ἀ]π̣ὸ τῆς ἀρχῆς καὶ τῶν συγκ[λ]ή̣των ἄχρι καὶ θ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ν
[- ca.20 - βασι]λείας κατὰ τὰς τῆς θειότητ[ο]ς̣ ἐ̣νεργε̣[ί]ας ἃ(*)ς οὐδέπω̣ ε̣ἰ̣ω̣-
35[θ - ca.24 -]ς̣·· καὶ οὐδ̣ὲν αὐτῶν̣ ἠνέχθη̣ μοι ε[ἰ]ς πρόσωπον οὐ̣χ̣
[- ca.25 -]ε̣ ἢ δ[ιὰ τ]ῶν πλανώντω̣ν̣. τοῦ[το] δὲ μάλιστ̣α̣ ̣ ̣ ̣κ̣
[- ca.25 -]σμου [ ̣ ̣]ε̣ι̣(*) ἐν οἷς̣ κ̣αὶ ὤφ̣[ει]λε̣ν̣ τὴ̣ν ἀνατροφ[ὴν] ἔχ̣ε̣ι̣[ν]
[- ca.25 -] ̣ ̣ε ἐν τ̣αλαιπ̣ω̣ρ̣ί̣ᾳ̣ διακε̣[ί]μενος [ ̣ ̣]ε̣ι̣σ ̣[ ̣ ̣]δο̣η̣ω̣ ἑ̣νε̣κ̣ε̣
[- ca.25 -]α̣ναταδ[ ̣] ̣α φιλ̣[ά]νθρωπ̣ον· ταδ ̣ ̣ κ̣αὶ δ[ι]ὰ ἰσχ[υρ]ὴν ̣ ̣
40[- ca.16 - ἀσπάζομαι] τοὺς διαφέροντάς μου κ[α]ὶ̣ προσήκοντας ̣ ̣σ ̣ ̣ ̣αγ-
[- ca.24 - κ]αὶ τ̣ὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ ἁ̣γίου σὺν τῷ λαῷ̣ [ἐμ]ῶ̣ι.
[ -ca.?- ] vac. ? ἐρ̣ρ̣ωμένοι καὶ εὐθυ̣μ̣οῦ̣ντε̣ς̣ [ἔσ]τ̣ε̣ vac. ?
[ -ca.?- ] vac. ? εἰς ἀ̣εὶ σώματί τε καὶ ψ[υχῇ], φ[ίλοι] τιμιώ[τατοι -ca.?- ] v
τοῖς κυρίοις μου κ̣αὶ τιμιωτάτοις πατρ[άσι -ca.?- ]
45τῷ πρεσβυτέρωι τῆς Κιλλα. καὶ πατρὶ ̣[ -ca.?- ]
Apparatus
^ r.1. . papyrus
^ r.1. ψαϊτι papyrus
^ r.1. · papyrus
^ r.2. ψαϊτι papyrus
^ r.3. ἡμιν papyrus
^ r.4. ὁυ papyrus
^ r.4. ἡ papyrus
^ r.4. ὡ papyrus
^ r.5. ὁ̣υτω papyrus
^ r.5. . papyrus
^ r.5. ὡσ papyrus
^ r.6. . papyrus
^ r.7. . papyrus
^ r.7. ϊουδα papyrus
^ r.7. ϊ[σ]ρ̣α̣ηλ papyrus
^ r.7. · papyrus
^ r.7. ὁ papyrus
^ r.8. ὡ papyrus
^ r.8. ὁ papyrus
^ r.9. ὁ papyrus
^ r.9. ϊερ̣ημιασ papyrus
^ r.9. · papyrus
^ r.10. ὁ papyrus
^ r.11. ὁμιλεια papyrus
^ r.12. · papyrus
^ r.12. ὁτι papyrus
^ r.12. ˙ papyrus
^ r.13. · papyrus
^ r.14. ϊερων papyrus
^ r.15. ϊστε papyrus
^ r.15. ὁτι papyrus
^ r.15. ἡ papyrus
^ r.15. ϊερ[ου papyrus
^ r.15. . papyrus
^ r.16. οπουδ’αν papyrus
^ r.17. l. αὐτῆς
^ r.17. · papyrus
^ r.18. · papyrus
^ r.19. πρεσβυτεροισ. papyrus
^ r.19. εξαρχοισ· papyrus
^ r.20. ϊνα papyrus
^ r.26. ϊματ̣ι[σ]μον papyrus
^ r.26. ἡ papyrus
^ r.27. ϊεροισ papyrus
^ r.28. · papyrus
^ r.30. [εσ]τ̣αυρωμαι· papyrus
^ r.31. παντὴ papyrus
^ r.31. · papyrus
^ r.34. ἁσ papyrus
^ r.35. · papyrus
^ r.37. ε̣ϊ̣ papyrus
^ r.39. φιλ̣[α]νθρωπ̣ον· papyrus
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1 To my lords and most honoured fathers; and to father Psais, the katholikos and priest;
and to father N.N., priest; and to father Psais the administrator; (from) Theodoras,
greetings in God.
3 Thus, because a word has been set in motion for us then concerning God - that his
name governs in the universe and it is God from whom exists life in the all - for
whom it is also possible to distribute gifts to Kellis in order that it will not be
so deserted. And as it is even testified in the true writings of those chosen by God
that he is hidden in the new man; and begotten, crucified, but unbegotten; and because
he is in the house of Judah in Israel, for in Kellis was also the river;
8 and that he is present among the people of a foreign language, in which God has really
become a clothes-mender. For the divinely-chosen prophet Jeremias does not lie! 9 I, for that very reason, thrown into such oblivion and having suffered so great pains,
and after having scarcely remembered that I am God; but crucified, begotten and unbegotten; 11 and having learnt that no writing or else common instruction of mankind about God
lies completely in its message; and that I suffer these things in my own kingdom;
I am at a loss as to what I can say! For truly,… after the foremost gifts had been
brought to me here to my residence from every authority, I am stripped of the regalia
and almost the substance itself of holy office. So you yourself also know with whom
the substance of our sanctity resides. 15 For it was not due to be with any person other than me, wherever I may be; even if
I am not in the same sanctity as formerly. I was unfortunate in every respect and,
as for which (?), living henceforth; and not only, but falling into sickness I am
in distress [and] … until (?) the present. 18 But I made clear what is necessary, Ο you most honourable bishops (?) … [whether]
to the priests elsewhere or to the landlords and the leaders, … my property, in order
that I send a message to the ruler of Egypt … [requesting] the foremost gifts according
to the register to be handed back to me with my property … the register of all the
property. For some, rejoicing exceedingly for me (?) in the … 23 And such were the gifts: Fifteen golden carriages, … regalia (?) and two … of most
illustrious Alexandria, together with the … (silver?) and golden platters, twenty-five
of each and of the …; but all the other associated garments in entirety the register
indicates … to me from … what is stored also in the sanctuaries and gold … 28 concerning my companions then away from Egypt … to come to one's senses from the oblivion
… to be freed again … I am crucified and the shining element of myself and the … of
the … for those who hold things that are written everywhere. And also the … what is
made known as worthy from each kingdom was brought … from the beginning and those
summoned until also … kingdom according to the divine actions, which I was not yet
accustomed … and nothing of these things was brought to me to my face, not … or through
those who are in error. And especially this … among which … also is due to have nurture
… being in distress … loving of mankind … and through strong … 40 [I greet] those related and belonging to me … and the church of the holy (?) together
with my people. Be in good health and in good spirits forever, in body and soul, most
honoured friends.
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44 To my lords and most honoured fathers … To the priest of the Killa- (?) and father … (Translation: I. Gardner - K.A. Worp, ZPE 205 (2018) 130-131)