Letter
Private letter from Severianus to his brother about buying and sending supplies
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 17628
Letter from Severianus to his brother Ammonianus about purchases TM 17628Alexandria[ca. 100 AD]
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A private letter from Severianus to Ammonianus, whom he calls brother, written at Alexandria around AD 100. He reports that he received something from Ammonianus' father and bought the items requested, gives an instruction about the father's apochyma, and sends greetings from several friends.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Severianus to Ammonianus his brother, greetings.
Before all else I pray that you are well, making obeisance for you before the lord Sarapis. I received [the money?] from your father and I bought what you wrote to me about.
[But you] hold back (?) the apochyma of your father […] remainder. Greet your mother
and […]ios your brother and all your people.
Victor greets you, and Honoratus and Eunoichos and
The[…] and Apollinaris and his sister and
[…]odoros and Aoutis.
I pray for your health.
[verso]
From Severianus to Ammonianus.
"Brother" may be a term of affection rather than kinship. The word apochyma, literally something poured off, is obscure here and the instruction concerning it is uncertain because of the gap.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private Letter). 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.8.216
[r] Σευηριανὸς Ἀμμωνιανῷ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν· πρὸ πάντων εὔχομαι ὑμᾶς ὑγιαίνειν τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιοῦμεν παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπιδι. ἐκομισάμην παρὰ τοῦ πατρός σου καὶ ἠγόρασα ἅ ἔγραψάς μοι. ὑμεῖς δὲ ἀναστείλατε τὸ ἀπόχυμα τοῦ πατρός σου […] κατάλοιπον. ἀσπάζου τὴν μητέρα σου καὶ …[……