τοῖς ἀγ̣[α]π̣[ητο]ῖς πατρά[σι] Δοΐ λῳ καὶ Οὐαλερίῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖ[ς Ἡρ]α̣κλείδῃ καὶ Παησίῳ καὶ Ἁτρῇ Βησ̣σ̣ή̣μ̣[ιο(?)]ς̣(?) χαίρειν. πρὸ πάντων εὔχομαι τῷ θε̣[ῷ] περὶ τῆς ὁλο- κληρίας ὑμῶν. ἀσπάζομαι Ἄ̣[ρων] καὶ Μαριὰμ καὶ Ταμοῦν̣ι καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς πά[ντας] τοὺς ἐν τῷ μοναστηρίῳ. ὑπομνήσω σοι, κ̣[ύ]ριε πάτερ Δόϊ λελ, περὶ τῶν εἰδῶν, ὧν δέδωκ[άς μ]οι πωλῆσαι, μεγάλη ἐστὶν ἀπραγία· ἀντ[ωνεῖταί] τις τετρα- κισχείλια ταλ̣α̣ντα δο̣[ὺς κατὰ] γ̣ένος, καὶ χωρὶς τῆς γνώμης σου οὐ πέπρα[κα]· καὶ περὶ το(ῦ) κολοβίου, σεσινωμένον ἐ[στὶ]ν καὶ οὐκ’ ἐδυ- νήν δεῖξαι̣ αὐτ[ὸ] τὸ καθόλον. [καὶ] περὶ τῶν τυρίων, ἤδ̣η ἀποστέλλω σοι [ἐν] τάχει. θαυμά- ζω, ὅτι τ̣έω̣ς οὐκ ἐγράψ̣ατε [πρ]ὸς ἐμὲ περὶ τῆς ὑμῶ[ν] ὁ̣λοκληρίας ὑμῶ[ν]. εἰ μὲν ἕτοι- μοί ἔ̣[σεσθε κατε]λθεῖν πρὸς [ἡμᾶς], προδηλώ- σ[α]τε [καὶ ἡδέω]ς̣ ἐκδέχομαι, ε̣[ἰ δὲ ἐν]\[ε]ν̣/ο̣ήσατε
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To the beloved fathers, to Doi, and to Valerius, and to the brothers Heracleides, and to Paesios, and to Atra, greetings. Above all, I pray to God for your completeness. I embrace Aaron and Mariam and Tamouni and all the brothers who are in the monastery. I will remind you, dear father Doi, concerning the items which you have given me to sell, there is great inactivity; someone offers four thousand talents according to the lineage, and without your opinion, I have not sold. And concerning the colobium, it is in a state of being shriveled and I could not show it in its entirety. And concerning the cheeses, I will send to you shortly. I marvel that until now you have not written to me concerning your completeness. If you are ready to come down to us, please let me know, and I will gladly receive you; but if you have hesitated...
[τοῖς] ἀγ̣[α]π̣[ητο]ῖς πατρά[σι] Δοΐλῳ καὶ Οὐαλερίῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖ[ς Ἡρ]α̣κλείδῃ καὶ Παησίῳ καὶ Ἁτρῇ Βησ̣σ̣ή̣μ̣[ιο(?)]ς̣(?) χαίρειν.
πρὸ πάντων εὔχομαι τῷ θε̣[ῷ] περὶ τῆς ὁλοκληρίας ὑμῶν. ἀσπάζομαι Ἄ̣[ρων] καὶ Μαριὰμ καὶ Ταμοῦν̣ι καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς πά[ντας] τοὺς ἐν τῷ μοναστηρίῳ.
ὑπομνήσω σοι, κ̣[ύ]ριε πάτερ Δόϊλε, περὶ τῶν εἰδῶν, ὧν δέδωκ[άς μ]οι πωλῆσαι, μεγάλη ἐστὶν ἀπραγία· ἀντ[ωνεῖταί] τις τετρακισχείλια τάλ̣α̣ντα δο̣[ὺς κατὰ] γ̣ένος, καὶ χωρὶς τῆς γνώμης σου οὐ πέπρα[κα]· καὶ περὶ το(ῦ) κολοβίου, σεσινωμένον ἐ[στὶ]ν καὶ οὐκ’ ἐδυνην δεῖξαι̣ αὐτ[ὸ] τὸ καθόλον.
[καὶ] περὶ τῶν τυρίων, ἤδ̣η ἀποστέλλω σοι [ἐν] τάχει. θαυμάζω, ὅτι τ̣έω̣ς οὐκ ἐγράψ̣ατε [πρ]ὸς ἐμὲ περὶ τῆς ὑμῶ[ν] ὁ̣λοκληρίας ὑμῶ[ν]. εἰ μὲν ἕτοιμοι ἔ̣[σεσθε κατε]λθεῖν πρὸς [ἡμᾶς], προδηλώσ[α]τε [καὶ ἡδέω]ς̣ ἐκδέχομαι, ε̣[ἰ δὲ ἐν]ε̣ν̣οήσατε...
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1. δοϊλω papyrus
3. BL 6.57 : Βησ[όδ]ω[ρο]ς̣ prev. ed.
7. δοϊλε papyrus
9-10. l. τετρα |κισχίλια
12. ουκ’ papyrus
12-13. l. ἐδυ |νή<θη>ν
To the beloved fathers Doilos and Valerius, and to the brothers Herakleides and Paesios, and Atres Bessemi[os?], greetings.
Above all, I pray to God for your well-being. I greet Aron and Mariam and Tamouni and all the brothers in the monastery.
I remind you, lord father Doilos, concerning the goods which you gave me to sell, there is great inactivity; someone offers four thousand talents according to kind, and without your consent I have not sold them. And concerning the tunic, it is moth-eaten and I was not able to show it at all.
And concerning the cheeses, I am already sending them to you quickly. I am surprised that you have not yet written to me about your well-being. If you are ready to come down to us, let me know beforehand and I will gladly await you; but if you have decided otherwise...