p.lond.7.2032
[…]Διονυσόδωρος. ἀποδημο…[…] […]μάλιστα καὶ χρείας ἡμῖν οὔσης[…] […]καλῶς ἂν ποιήσαις ἐὰν τ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1594
Fragment of a letter mentioning Dionysodoros TM 1594unbekanntMitte III v.Chr.
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A small fragment of a Greek letter from the middle of the 3rd century BC, mentioning a certain Dionysodoros and a need, followed by the polite request formula "you would do well if...". The rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
[…] Dionysodoros. Being away (?) […]
[…] especially since there is also need for us […]
[…] you would do well if […]
[… lines lost …]
The phrase "you would do well if" is the standard polite way of making a request in Greek letters. Only the opening of each line survives, so the exact content of the request is unknown.
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.