o.did.404
Θεόφιλος Θεανοῦτι τῇ ἀδελφῇ πλεῖστα χαίρειν· γινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι ἡ πορεία ἔρχεται εἰς Διδύμους τῇ ἑβδόμῃ καὶ εἰκά- δι. διὸ ἔγραψά σοι ἵνα ἑτοιμάσῃς τὰ σά. ἄσπασαι τὴν κυρίαν μου Σύραν καὶ πάντας τοὺς φιλοῦντάς σε κατ’ ὄνομα. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Theophilos to Theanous about the arrival of a convoy TM 144965Didymoi
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Theophilos to his 'sister' Theanous at the desert station of Didymoi, telling her that the convoy will arrive on the 27th so she can prepare her belongings. He sends greetings to Syra and to her friends.
In English machine translation
Theophilos to Theanous his sister, very many greetings. I want you to know that the convoy is coming to Didymoi
on the twenty-seventh.
Therefore I have written to you so that you may get your things ready. Greet my lady Syra and all those who love you, each by name.
Farewell.
The 'poreia' was a caravan or convoy travelling along the desert road between Koptos and Berenike; Theanous belongs to a group of women at Didymoi linked to the correspondence of Philokles. 'Sister' may be a term of affection rather than kinship.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Nemesous, Theanous and Other Contemporaries of Philokles: Theanous). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.