Letter from Asklepiades to his brother Tryphon about wine and other affairs TM 18653Busiris (Herakleopolites)15. Okt. 29 v.Chr.

A fragmentary private letter, probably from Asklepiades to his brother Tryphon, about wine, an upper room and other affairs, asking Tryphon to write to his sister and to the slave boy Haryotes so that someone or something is handed over. It was written in October 29 BC at Busiris in the Herakleopolite nome.

In English machine translation

The sender's name is restored and uncertain. 'Brother' may be a term of affection rather than kinship, and 'paidion' (boy) here likely denotes a young slave or servant.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief des Asklepiades? an Tryphon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.