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[r] […]Ἀγροίτει χαίρειν[…] […]αι σιδ…[…] [… 3 lines lost …] […]…απος…[…] […]τους τη[…] […]ἔρρωσο. ἔτους ια, Κοίαχ[…] [v] Ἀγροίτει[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1580
Fragmentary letter to Agroitas TM 1580unbekannt19. Jan. - 17. Febr. 236 v.Chr.
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Fragment of a letter addressed to a man named Agroitas, with the address repeated on the back. Almost nothing of the body survives; it is dated to year 11 in the month Choiak, corresponding to early 236 BC.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…] to Agroitas, greetings […]
[…] iron (?) […]
[… 3 lines lost …]
[…] […]
[…] […]
[…] Farewell. Year 11, Choiak […]
[verso]
To Agroitas […]
The letter belongs to the Zenon archive, and 'year 11' refers to the reign of Ptolemy III. The text reads Choiak, but the HGV date range of 19 January to 17 February 236 BC appears to correspond to Tybi; the reason for the mismatch is not stated. The word beginning 'sid-' may refer to iron, but the reading is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.