Letter May 27, 254 BC
Letter of Phileas and Nikeratos with very few complete words recoverable
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1754
Letter of Phileas and Nikeratos concerning ten arouras of land TM 1754Arsinoites (?)254 BCE
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A very fragmentary letter from Phileas and Nikeratos, apparently concerning a plot of ten arouras of land bounded on the north. It is dated Year 32, Pharmouthi 4 (27 May 254 BC), probably from the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
Phileas (and) Nikeratos to […], greetings. […]
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[…] of ten arouras […] on the north through the same […]
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we are taking care […]
[…] council (?) […]
[…] that […]
[…]
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[…] you did.
Farewell. Year 32, Pharmouthi 4.
Year 32 refers to the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. The aroura is an Egyptian land measure of about 0.68 acre.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Phileas and Nikeratos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.col.3.35
Φιλέας Νικήρατος …ερου… η χαίρειν. ……[…] [… 2 lines lost …] ……δοθ… δέκα ἀρουρῶν δ…σου…νκ…[…] ἀπὸ βορρᾶ διὰ τὸ αὐτὸ …[…]…[…]…[…] [… 9 lines lost …] ἐπιμελούμεθα αυ[…] ……βουλη[…] ……κδεκεινη[…]…ρο… τον…τολοχον ε……ειεδου [… 2 lines lost …] ἐποίησας. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους λβ. Φαρμοῦθι δ.