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Letter from Syros to Heroninos ordering delivery of wine to Horion of Dionysias TM 11139Theadelphia (Arsinoites)20. Dez. 257

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A business letter from the Heroninos archive in which Syros instructs Heroninos, manager at Theadelphia, to hand over 50 monochora of wine to Horion, the estate manager of Dionysias, to cover his expenses, and to get a written receipt from him. It is dated 20 December 257.

In English machine translation

Syros to his dearest Heroninos, greetings. Hand over to Horion, the phrontistes of Dionysias, from what you have with you from the 3rd(?) wine-press, fifty monochora of wine, total 50 monochora, their value going toward the expenses in his charge, for which he will render account; and receive from him a written acknowledgement of receipt. I pray for your health, dearest. Year 5, Choiak 24.

A phrontistes was the local manager of a unit of the large Appianus estate; a monochoron was a single-chous wine jar. The figure 'γ' before 'wine-press' may be a numeral or part of a place designation.

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 - Syros). 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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p.flor.2.253

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 20. Dez. 257 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

Σύρος Ἡρωνείνῳ τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν. παράδος Ὡρίωνι φροντιστῇ Διονυσιάδος ἀφʼ ὧν ἔχεις παρά σοι ἀπὸ γ ληνοῦ οἴνου μονόχωρα πεντήκοντα γίνονται μονόχωρα ν τῆς τιμῆς αὐτῶν χωρούσης εἰς τὰ παρʼ αὐτῷ ἀναλώματα ὧν λόγον δώσει καὶ δέξαι παρʼ αὐτοῦ γράμματα τῆς παραλήμψεως. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔ…