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p.mich.8.510 frühes IIAlexandria (?)

Private Letter via APIS-papyrus

Letter from Taeis to her son. A fragmentary private letter from a mother, Taeis[…], to her son, probably written in the early 2nd century AD and possibly connected with Alexandria. She reports receiving a papyrus sheet, a great mortality in Alexandria, fertilizing date palms, and paying all public taxes thanks to him, and asks him to write about his health. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[ctr] Ταεις[…] τῷ υἱῷ καὶ κυρίῳ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σεὑγιαίνειν καὶ εὐτυχεῖν. εἰ ἐπώλησας τοῦ πατρὸς […]ν…[…]… τεσ…[…]μη…α[…]…[…]Σεμπρωνίου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ […]ρ[…] δραχμ[…]…[…] χαρταρίδιν ὃ εἴρηκάς μοι ὅτι παρὰ τῆς[…]ς λάβω αὐτὸ εἴληφα. υἱέ, γράψον μοι περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας σου. οὐ δύναμαί σοι ἄρτι εἰπεῖν …αβ…[…]…σης […]ηνι…[…]…ν[…]νο μασ[…]πν…[…]με ο[…]…μ[…]. τασ…[…]σε Νεμεσοῦ ἐπεὶ μεγάλη θνῆσις γέγονε ἐν Ἀλεξανδρίᾳ. ὥσπερ σύ με ἐκυβέρνας σου ἐχόνομά μου ὄντος, καὶ ἄρτι πάλιν σύ με κυβερνᾷς ἀπόντος σου. γινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι ὀχεύομεν τὰ φοινίκια τὰ ἐν τῇ ἀπάτῃ. ἐάν μου ἀκούσῃ Τασεῦς, καὶ λάβῃ παρʼ ἐμοῦ καλάθιν …ε…πε[…]ου. πεπλήρωκα πάντα τὰ δημόσια τῇ σῇ χάριτι. τὸ μικρὸν χαρταρίδιν ὅ εἴρηκας ὅτι μὴ δοῖ αὐτὸ, τοῦτο μηδενὶ οὐκ ἔδωκα· σὺ αὐτός, εἶπον, δώσεις. οὐδένα εὕρηκα ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἐν τοῖς φίλοις ε…[…]σμα[…] ἄξια σινδόνια τρία ει …[…]…[…]α[…]τι ἀπέχεις ἀντίδωρον …[…]να[…]…[…]…υφαιης ε…[…]…[…]…[…] Νεφωτιανὸς ἀν[…]α[…]…νε[…]…χα…υ χοῦς τέσσαρας τὸ καθʼ ἡμέραν ἵνα ετ[…]αξη[…] καθὼς πα…εν…ν π…ηστ[…]πορτ[…]παν ἀμελεῖς Σερηνο. […]δ…ο[…]…δι…[…]…εν[…]…ης [ms] ……ε[…]…[…]ν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπεὶ ἀγωνιᾷ περὶ αὐτοῦ. ἀσπάζεταί σε ἡ ἀδελφή σου καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Taeis[…] to her son and lord, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are healthy and prosper. If you sold […] of your father […] […] of Sempronius the brother […] drachmas […] the little papyrus sheet which you told me I should get from […], I have received it. Son, write to me about your well-being. I cannot tell you just now […] […] […] Nemesas (?), since there has been a great mortality in Alexandria. Just as you looked after me when you had my name (?), so now again you look after me while you are away. I want you to know that we are fertilizing the date palms in the [...] (?). If Taseus listens to me, she will also receive from me a little basket […]. I have paid all the public taxes, thanks to you. The little papyrus sheet which you told me not to give, I have given it to no one; I said, 'You yourself will give it.' I have found no one on my side among the friends […] three linen cloths worth […] you have received a gift in return […] […] Nephotianus […] four choes daily, so that […] as […] […] you neglect […] Serenus […] [margin] […] to his mother, since she is anxious about him. Your sister and her children greet you.

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Found at Alexandria

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