Letter from Theodoros to Theomnestos about seed grain for Petachor TM 112475Herakleopolites21. Nov. 213 v.Chr.

Letter from Theodoros to Theomnestos reporting that, on visiting the village of Petachor with the toparch Haronnophris to arrange the issue of seed grain to the farmers, he could not proceed because someone from the village scribe's office was absent. He asks Theomnestos to write to the proper officials so the land is not left unsown. Written in the Herakleopolite nome in 213 BC.

In English machine translation

The first line, dated a day after the letter itself, appears to be a receipt docket noting the matter (wheat) and the name Harmachoros. The middle of the letter is badly damaged, so the exact reason for the delay is uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Theodoros an Theomnestos wegen Saatkorn). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.