E04286: Greek private letter of unknown Egyptian provenance mentioning a shrine (topos) dedicated to *Menas (presumably the soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073); datable to the 5th century.

P.Alex inv. 209<br><br>0[ -ca.?- ] θαυμασιωτάτῳ καὶ<br>[  ̣  ̣  ̣ τ]άτῳ καὶ εὐ[λαβ]εστάτῳ κ(αὶ) περιβλέπτῳ<br>[κυ]ρίῳ ἡμῶν [π]α[ρὰ] Ωθεου γεούχου<br>[τ(οῦ) τό]που τ(οῦ) ἁ[γίου] Μηνᾶ· πρὸ μὲν πάντων<br>5<br>προσκυνο(*) καὶ ὑ(*)μνο(*) τὴν σὴν μεγαλο-<br>πρεπεστατω(*). κατὼς(*) ἔγραψει(*) ἡ ἀρετή σο[υ]<br>διὰ τῶν καμήλων οὐδὶς(*) κολυσεν(*) αὐτοῖ[ς -ca.?- ]<br>[4 lines missing]<br>12<br>ἔρρ(ωσο) πολλοῖς<br>χρόνοις<br><br><br>For a full record of the document see: <br><br>http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.alex;;inv209