One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 19415
Letter from Epaphroditos to the strategos Apollonios about money and land for sale TM 19415Hermopolites
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A letter from Epaphroditos, probably an estate manager, to Apollonios, strategos of the Heptakomia district, and his wife Aline. He reports that Arsinoe has two talents ready, and that Apollonios' brother-in-law Anaxagoras is selling 30 arouras at Sinape next to Apollonios' land, which he recommends buying.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Epaphroditos to Apollonios his lord, greetings.
Before all else I greet you and Aline the lady and your children. I want you to know that Arsinoe sent to me about the two talents, saying they are ready. So write who is going to receive them, and send the 3 letters at the same time; but if you do not have the letters in hand, write a note to her.
Anaxagoras your brother-in-law is selling 30 arouras at Sinape, among which is the orchard east of your 3 arouras, of which you intend to plant 6 arouras in vines. He also has from […] your […] other […] has towards […]
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so that you may be rich forever. I want […] ⟦with your consent⟧ to buy these; and take counsel too about the arouras at Koussai, since there are rotten (?) parts in them. If you inquire about the works, I am not neglecting them. The children greet you.
Farewell, lord. Epeiph 17.
[verso]
To Apollonios, strategos of the Heptakomia.
Part of the archive of Apollonios, strategos of the Heptakomia in the early 2nd century AD. The words 'with your consent' were deleted by the writer.
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 Epaphrodeitos an Apollonios). 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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[r] Ἐπαφρόδειτος Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι κυρίωι χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν παντὸς ἀσπάζομαί σε καὶ Ἀλινὴν τὴν κυρίαν καὶ τὰ παιδία σου. γεινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι Ἀρσινόη μοι ἔπεμψε περὶ τῶν δύο ταλάντων λέγουσα ἕτοιμα γεγονένα· γράψεις οὖν τὸν μέλλοντα παραλαμβάνειν καὶ πέμψεις ἅμα τὰς γ ἐπιστολάς· ἐὰ…