p.eirene.3.17v
[…]… Διοσκουρίδης Ἰωσήφῳ χαίρειν. […]αζο σοι μέχρι σήμερων ἐμέτρησεν ἀπὸ τῆς κώμης […] ἀργύρου ἀφῆκας. καθ’ ἡμέρας παρενχλούμεθα. ἔνεγκον […] … [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter from Dioskourides to Joseph TM 128658unbekanntIII - IV (?)
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Fragment of a private letter from Dioskourides to Joseph, mentioning something measured out from the village, a sum of silver, and complaining of being troubled daily. It dates roughly to the 3rd or 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
[…] Dioskourides to Joseph, greetings.
[…] to you (?) until today he has measured out from the village
[…] of silver you let go (?). Every day we are being troubled. Bring
[…] …
[…]
The verb ἀφῆκας can mean 'you released' or 'you remitted', so it is unclear whether the silver was paid, left behind or forgiven. The writer complains of daily harassment, probably by creditors or officials.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.