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Letter from Ninnos to Heroninos about a shortage and a debt for reeds TM 11083Theadelphia (Arsinoites)250 - 261

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A letter from Ninnos to Heroninos, the estate manager at Theadelphia, scolding him for spending so much that he lacked even one artaba of lotos-seed, which Ninnos has sent. He also warns that Heras, manager of Myron's estate, claims Heroninos still owes 160 drachmas for reeds since Mecheir, and urges him to pay.

In English machine translation

Ninnos to his dearest Heroninos, greetings. You have come to such misfortune, spending so much income, that you do not have a single artaba of lotos-seed (?). So I have meanwhile sent you the artaba. But know that unless you take care of everything for yourself, you are bringing great misfortune on yourself. And Heras too, the manager of Myron's estate, accused you of owing, from the price of reeds since the month of Mecheir, 160 drachmas, total 160 drachmas, and he is being much troubled by those who sold the reeds. So take care to send him the drachmas. Year 2, Thoth 16. I pray for your health, dearest. So that you do not fall under blame in this matter too.

Part of the Heroninos archive from the Appianus estate. The word lotinos is rare and probably refers to a lotus-based product or fodder.

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 - Ninnos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 250 - 261 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

Νίννος Ἡρωνίνῳ τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν. εἰς τοσαύτην ἀτυχίαν ἦλθες τοσαῦτα λήμματα ἀναλίσκων ὡς μὴ ἔχειν σε ἀρτάβην μίαν λωτινοῦ. τὴν μὲν οὖν ἀρτάβην ἐν τοσούτῳ σοι ἔπεμψα. ἴσθι δὲ ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ σεαυτῷ τοῦ παντὸς προνοήσῃς σεαυτῷ μεγάλην ἀτυχίαν ἐνποιῇ. καὶ Ἡρᾶς δὲ ὁ τῆς Μύρωνος φροντιστ…