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Letter from Diogenis to Kronios about her coming visit to Talei TM 15188Tebtynis (Arsinoites)II

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A private letter from a woman named Diogenis to Kronios, announcing that she is coming to Talei and that her brother Lourios will report on her affairs. She gives instructions about her chest and some documents in case a certain Didymas objects, and says Lourios can help with the artaba-tax or other needs. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from Tebtynis.

In English machine translation

Diogenis to her dearest Kronios, greetings. Expect me too, coming up to you at Talei. But I pray that when I arrive I may find fault with you in nothing, and I hope that none of these things will happen. My brother Lourios will tell you everything about my affairs. I wish you good health. Greet all my people and Isidora, and let her go to the […] teacher (?). If Didymas objects to the delivery to Lourios, bring out my chest and, sealing his documents, send them. Epeiph 20. And if you have need of him for the artaba-tax or anything else, go to him and he will do everything. [verso] […] of Diogenis.

The word before 'teacher' is damaged, so the instruction about Isidora (probably going to a schoolteacher) is uncertain. 'Artabia' is a tax or levy reckoned in artabas of grain.

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

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.mil.vogl.2.76

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · II · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

[r] Διωγενὶς Κρονίωι τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν. Καμὲ ἀνελθοῦσαν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν Ταλεὶ προσδέχεσθε· ἀλλʼ εὔχομαι παραγενομένη ἐν μηδενὶ ὑμᾶς μέμψασθαι, ὅπερ ἐλπίζω μηδὲν τούτων γενήσεσθαι. πάντα δὲ τὰ κατʼ ἐμὲ Λούριος ὁ ἀδελφὸς μεταδώσει ὑμῖν. ἐρρῶσθαί σε βούλομαι. ἀσπάζου πάντας τοὺς ἐμο…