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Σεραπιὰς Ἑρμίνε τῷ υἱῷ χαίρειν. ἐρωτηθεὶς ποίησον τὴν χάριτα, ἵνα ἐνέγκῃς τὴν θυγατέρα μου ὡς τέκῃ, ἵνα εὐχαριστήσω σοι, ὡς Μεσορὴ α. μὴ σύλα μου περὶ τοῦ ναύλου τοῦ ὄνου, ἵνα φιλιάζω σου.
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Letter from Serapias to her son Herminis about bringing her daughter to give birth TM 17282unbekannt
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A private letter from a woman named Serapias to her son Herminis, asking him to bring her daughter to her for the birth of a child by the first of Mesore. She also asks him not to overcharge her for the donkey hire, so that they stay on good terms.
In English machine translation
Serapias to Herminis (?) her son, greetings. Please do me the favour of bringing my daughter, so that she may give birth, so that I may be grateful to you, by Mesore 1.
Do not cheat (?) me about the hire of the donkey, so that I may stay on friendly terms with you.
The verb rendered 'cheat' (literally 'plunder, rob') is used loosely; the sense is that she does not want to be overcharged for the donkey. The Greek is non-standard throughout, and 'Herminis' is an uncertain rendering of the misspelled name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Serapias to Herminis). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.