Private letter
Letter from Apollonous to her brother (and husband?) Iulius Terentianus, explaining how in his absence she is managing his farms and keeping an eye on his children
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Letter from Apollonous to her brother Julius Terentianus, a soldier TM 17238probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptMarch 16[?], 99 A.D.
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A private letter from Apollonous to her brother (perhaps also her husband) Julius Terentianus, a soldier, reporting on his farmland, rents, olive groves and the children, who are attending school. It was written in March AD 99, probably at Karanis in the Fayum.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Apollonous to Terentianus her brother, greeting and constant good health. I want you to know that, since I wrote to you before about my property, so then […] that the rents and the seed will all come out completely. And do not grieve about the children; they are well and are attending a teacher. And concerning your lands, I have relieved your brother of 2 artabas of the rents. So then I am receiving from him 8 artabas of wheat and 6 artabas of vegetable seed. And do not grieve about us, and take care of yourself. I learned from Thermouthas that you have provided yourself with a pair of belts, and I rejoiced greatly. And concerning the olive groves, they are bearing well up to today. And the gods willing, if he can, (let him?) come over to us. And I pray for your health, and your children and all your people greet you. Farewell.
Year 2 of Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus, Phamenoth 20.
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[verso]
Deliver to Julius Terentianus, soldier.
"Brother" may be affectionate or mean husband; Apollonous may have been Terentianus' wife. The "belts" (baltia) are probably military sword-belts.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Apollonous to Terentianus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Letter from Apollonous to her brother
Letter from Apollonous to her brother (and husband?) Iulius Terentianus, explaining how in his absence she is managing his farms and keeping an eye on his children
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[r] Ἀπολλωνοῦς Τερεντιανῶι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν. γινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι ἐπεὶ προέγραψά σοι περὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μοι λοιπὸν οὖν […]ατρ…[…]…[…]…απι…ι ὅτι τὰ ἐκφόρια καὶ τὰ σπέρματα πάντα ἐκβήσονται ὅλως. καὶ μὴ λυποῦ περὶ τῶν τέκνων· καλῶς διάκεινται καὶ εἰς δ…