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Letter about unpaid money for litters and sealed funds TM 17459unbekannt30. Jan. 33

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Private letter, missing its opening, reproaching the recipient for not paying a lame man in the camp for three litters a year earlier and reporting that Lamathis is slandering him. It also reports that Sarapas and the recipient's brother have gone to Koptos and that some money remains sealed awaiting instructions. Dated 30 January AD 33.

In English machine translation

[…] […] to him the money for the […] and the lame man in the camp who gave you the three litters is crying out, saying that it is nothing other than a full year since you received […] and you have not sent him the money. Likewise Lamathis is slandering you, saying that you are bringing a new accusation, because you did not want to be his partner. You will not do well in addition to the money of Amyntas […] all his things […] Sarapas and your brother have departed for Koptos. As for the money, put it with Nembenos (?). It lies sealed as it was, until you let me know where you want it to go. Everyone at home asks after you, and I who wrote the letter greet you. Year 9 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Mecheir 5.

The 'camp' (parembole) is probably a military camp. The phrase about putting the money with Nembenos is difficult and its sense uncertain.

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 30. Jan. 33

[… ? lines lost …] [… 1 line lost …] […]π[…]αὐτῶι τὸ ἀργύριον τῶν […]ων καὶ ὁ ἐν τῆι παρεμβολῆι χωλὸς δούς σοι τὰς τρεῖς λεκτίκας κράζει λέγων οὐδὲν ἄλλο τι ἢ ἐνιαύσιος χρόνος, ἀφʼ οὗ ἔλαβες[…] καὶ οὐκ ἔπεμψας αὐτῶι τὸ ἀργύριον. ὡσαύτως δὲ ὁ Λάμαθις διαβάλλει σε λέγων, ὅτιαἰτίαν …