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A private letter on an ostracon from Theanous and Panisinaus to their 'brother' Papelthos, written at the Roman desert fort of Didymoi. They say they miss him since leaving, console him, hope to help him join them, urge him to stay on good terms with Potamon, and send greetings to Artosis and Ankyras.
Theanous belongs to a group of women correspondents linked to Philokles at Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. 'Brother' may be a term of affection rather than of 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.
Θεανοῦς καὶ Πανισίναυς Παπελθῶτι τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν· ἀφ’ ἧς ἐξήλθαμεν ἀφ’ ὑμῶν ζητοῦμεν ὑμᾶς. μὴ λυποῦ ὅτι ἐξήλθαμεν ἀπὸ σοῦ, ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι καί σοι βοηθήσομεν ἵνα διαβῇς ὧδε. φίλοι γίνεσθε, σὺ καὶ Ποτάμων. ἀσπάζου Ἅρτωσιν καὶ Ἀνκυρᾶν. ἔρρωσο.
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