A fragmentary private letter, probably of the 1st or 2nd century AD, addressed to a dear relative or friend. The writer mentions a possible quarrel, two staters received from Marthous concerning Heraklas, regret at being absent, joy that Didymos has recovered from illness, and greetings, including from Bernike.
In English machine translation
[verso]
To my dearest […]
[recto]
[…]
[…] if he goes up
[…]
[…] stirs up a quarrel with you
[…]
[…] but let none of you trouble yourselves or be idle on my account
[…] you have received from Marthous
[…] of Heraklas the 2 staters …
[…] so that, if Heraklas has not paid, I may write to him to pay. I am grieved and pained that if I had been with you, I would not […]
[…]
… greet
[…] my sister and Ptollion. I was glad to hear that Didymos has escaped the illness.
[…] Hermeinos came to us
[…] about all of you
[…] tomorrow to no one
[…]
[…] Bernike greets you. Pharmouthi 5.
[…]
The letter is dated only by the month and day (Pharmouthi 5). The name Ptollion is partly restored.
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.