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[… ? lines lost …] …[…] ἐγώ παρέσομαι πρός σε. μέχρι δὲ τούτου σαυτοῦ τʼ ἐπιμελόμενος ὅπως ὑγιαίνηις εὐχαριστήσεις μοι. καὶ ἐμοὶ δὲ γράψον περὶ ὧν ἂν βούληι […]…[…]…ιπ… [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1641
Fragment of a letter promising a visit TM 1641unbekanntMitte III v.Chr.
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Fragment of a private letter in which the writer promises to come to the addressee, asks him meanwhile to look after his health, and invites him to write about whatever he wants. It dates to the mid-3rd century BC, the Ptolemaic period.
In English machine translation
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I shall come to you. Until then, take care of yourself so that you stay well, and you will oblige me. And write to me too about whatever you wish
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Only the middle of the letter survives, so the names of sender and addressee are lost. 'You will oblige me' (eucharistēseis moi) is a standard polite formula for making a request.
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.