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Πτολεμαὶς Παπιριανῶι τῶι ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. Τάλβαεις, ὡς ἐνετείλωαἰναιτίλωι αὐτῇ περὶ τῆς οἰκίας, ὑπάγει ἔξωἔξωι καὶ ὃ θέλειθέλι ποιεῖ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐὰν αὐτῇ εἴπωεἴπο ὅτι “μὴ κινοῦκεινοῦ.” τωσδελοιδεενκαι οὐκοὐχ ἴσχυσ τὴν δέριν. διὸ καὶ γράφωγράφωι σοι, κύριε, ἵν’εἱν’ εἰδῇς τα α αποτε ἀνέβηςἀναίβης. ὡς ἐνετείλωἐναιτίλωι μοι περὶ τοῦ χαλκοῦ, “ἐξ οὗ ἔχειςἔχις ιναι ησι τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ Πασίωνος,” ἀπῄτηκα αὐτὴν ἀρτάβην μίαν. ἔλεγεἔλεγαί μοι ὅτι “ὡςὁς καταβῇ ὁ ἀδελφός σου καὶ δώσω τὴν ἄλλην.” Ζωιλᾶς οὐκ ἔδωκεαἴδωκαί μοι χαλκῆν περὶ τῶν πλίνθων. λέγει μοι ὅτι “οὐκ ἀπεξηράνθη,” καὶ πρὸς Ὀνήσιμον ἀπῆλθα. οὐχ εὗρεν αὐτὸν· παρὰ σοί ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ πόλει. ὡς σήμερον Τάλβαείς ἐστιν ἔξω εστιν. ἐὰν εἴπωεἴπο αὐτῇ ὅτι “ ι αι ἐνθάδεἐντάδε,” λόγον μοι οὐκ ἔχει καὶ ακυρευ ει. ἔμελλονἤμελλων ἐλάσαιαἰλάσε αὐτὴν εἰς τὴν μητρόπολιν πρὸς σέ· οὐχ ἴσχυσαεἴσχυσα αὐτὴν ἐλάσαιἐλάσε τραχηλ πρὸς ἐμέ. ἐρρῶσθαίἐρρῶσθέ σε εὔχομαι, ἄδελφε.

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EN scholarly · W.G. Claytor, BASP 50 (2013) 113
Ptolemais to her brother Papirianus, greetings. Talbaeis – as you instructed her about the house – she goes out and does what she wants, even if I tell her, “stay still!” ... was unable ... And so I write to you, sir, so that you know ... since (?) you went upcountry. As you instructed me about the money, “from which ... the wife of Pasion,” I collected one artaba from her. She said to me, “when your brother comes down, I’ll give the other one as well.” Zoilas did not give me money (?) for the bricks. He says, “they’re not dry,” and I went off to Onesimos. He did not find him: he’s with you in the city. Until today Talbaeis is out. If I say to her, “... here,” she takes no account of me and ... I was intending to drive her to the metropolis to you, (but) I couldn’t get her under my sway (?). I pray that you are well, brother.

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