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Letter from Palas to Heroninos about fodder for Alypios' ox-team TM 11103Theadelphia (Arsinoites)6. Aug. 257

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A letter from Palas to Heroninos, manager of an estate of Aurelius Appianus's circle at Theadelphia, part of the Heroninos archive. He asks him to feed the ox-team belonging to Alypios that is hauling timber from the canal. It is dated 6 August 257.

In English machine translation

Palas to his dearest Heroninos, greetings. Please be good enough, with regard to the ox-team of my lord Alypios which is dragging timber from the canal, when it comes to you: provide it with fodder. I pray for your health, dearest. Year 4, Mesore 13. Taking from me the same amounts, if you wish, […]

The word translated 'ox-team' (taurikon) refers to a team of draught oxen. The postscript breaks off, but it seems to offer to repay the same quantity of 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 - Palas). 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 · 6. Aug. 257 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

Παλᾶς Ἡρωνείνῳ τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις τῷ ταυρικῷ τῷ κυρίῳ μου Ἀλυπίῳ συρόντι ξύλα ἀπὸ τῆς διώρυγος ἐπὰν γένηται πρός σε. παράσχες αὐτῷ τὴν τροφήν. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι φίλτατε. ἔτους δ Μεσορὴ ιγ. λαβὼν παρὰ μοῦ τὰς ἴσας ἐὰν βούλῃ [… ? lines lost …]