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Fragmentary private letter dated in the 33rd year of Augustus (AD 3). The writer reassures the recipient, asks for clear writing, recommends turning to his friend Komon and the gymnasiarch Ptollas for help, and asks for bread to be sent quickly for the Nekysia, a festival of the dead.
The Nekysia was a festival commemorating the dead, at which food offerings were made. The verso name Leon may be the sender or addressee in the address.
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.
[r] [… ? lines lost …] τινα[…]δεσμῶν ε…[…]…[…] κοσιαι Διὸς ἦσαν. ὥστε περί γε τούτου ἀναγώνιος ἴσθι. ἄλλως τε καὶ ἐάν τι γράψῃς διασάφει. τί γάρ ποτε γράψεις οὐ διανοοῦμαι καὶ […]… εὐθέως γράψεις. ἐρώτα μηδεν[…]ν τοσούτων ὄντων μετεώρων. ἔχεις δε νῦν καὶ Κόμωνα τὸν φίλον μου ἐκεῖ…
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