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Ἱπποκρατ[…] Ἐφαρμοστ[…] τῆς προς[…] νεοφυτο[…] ταται ια[…] τάξεσθαι[…] εἰ μὲν […] βούλει[…] ταξας[…] ἐπιχωρ[…] εἰ δὲ μή[…] ἔστω […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1624
Fragment of a letter mentioning Hippokrates, Epharmostos and newly planted land TM 1624unbekanntMitte III v.Chr.
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A fragment of a Ptolemaic letter or memorandum from the mid-3rd century BC, apparently involving Hippokrates and Epharmostos. It seems to concern newly planted land and something to be assigned, with alternatives set out: if the recipient wishes one course, otherwise another.
In English machine translation
Hippokrat[es …]
Epharmost[os …]
of the […]
newly planted (?) […]
[…]
to be assigned (?) […]
If on the one hand […]
you wish […]
having assigned (?) […]
allow (?) […]
but if not […]
let it be […]
Only the beginnings of lines survive, so the readings are tentative. The text probably belongs to the Zenon archive, though no place is given in the records.
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.