p.flor.2.126
παρὰ Ἀλυπίου τοὺς σάκκους πάντας καὶ τοὺς τῶν καμήλων παράδος τοῖς ἐρχόμενοις πρός σε ὀνηλάταις ἐπεὶ αὔριον αὐτοὺς βούλομαι ἀποστεῖλαι εἰς Βερνεικίδα ἐπὶ τὸν σῖτον. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. Ἡρακλέῳ ἐπικτηνίτῃ. ἔτους β Μεσορὴ ἐπαγομένων α
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 10979
Letter from Alypios to Herakleos about sacks for fetching wheat TM 10979Theadelphia (Arsinoites)
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A short business letter in the Heroninos archive from Alypios to Herakleos, the livestock manager at Theadelphia, ordering him to give all the sacks, including the camels' sacks, to the donkey-drivers. Alypios plans to send them to Berenikis the next day to collect wheat.
In English machine translation
From Alypios.
Hand over all the sacks, including those of the camels, to the donkey-drivers who are coming to you, since tomorrow I want to send them to Berenikis for the wheat.
I pray for your health.
To Herakleos, epiktenites.
Year 2, Mesore, 1st epagomenal day.
An epiktenites was the estate official in charge of the livestock. The epagomenal days were the five extra days at the end of the Egyptian year.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Corrispondenza heroniniana - Alypios). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.