p.brem.57
Ἄρσις Κορνᾶτι τῶι ἀδελφῶι πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ πάντων σε ἀσπάζομαι. Ἐπαφρόδειτος ἔδωκέ μοι δραχμὰς τεσσαράκοντα τέσσαρας καὶ πυροῦ ἥμισυ καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ πᾶσι τοῖς θεοῖς. εὐχαριστῶ τῷ …[…]…[…] καὶ ἐκ τῶν […] [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter from Arsis to her brother Kornas TM 19642Hermopolis (?)113 - 120
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A private letter from a woman named Arsis to her brother Kornas. She reports that Epaphroditos gave her 44 drachmas and half a measure of wheat, and says she prays for Kornas before all the gods. It dates to about AD 113-120, probably from Hermopolis.
In English machine translation
Arsis to Kornas her brother, many greetings.
Before all else I greet you. Epaphroditos gave me 44 drachmas and half (an artaba?) of wheat, and I make your proskynema before all the gods.
I thank the […] and from the […]
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The proskynema is a customary act of worship performed on someone's behalf before the gods. The unit for the half measure of wheat is not stated, so 'artaba' is a guess, and 'brother' may be a term of affection rather than kinship.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief der Arsis an Kornas). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.