One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 19651

Fragmentary letter to a sister about sending goods and a visit TM 19651Hermopolis (?)113 - 120

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Fragment of a private letter from a man (or woman) to his sister, with greetings and prayers for her health. The writer offers to send something she asked about, mentions meat, people named Soueros and Aline, and a planned trip, and promises to visit soon. It dates to about AD 113-120, probably from Hermopolis.

In English machine translation

[…] to his (?) sister, greetings. [Before] all else [I pray that you] are well, and I make [obeisance on your behalf] every day. You wrote to me about […] So if you need it, [send me] word [so that] I may send it to you. Greet Tothetion [and …] If I come to you, the meat […] Soueros […] me to go up to […] Aline writes to you, I will not allow […] to me. I will greet you soon. [… greets you], your little one. Farewell. Phamenoth 26.

The left side of the papyrus is lost, so the sender's name and much of each line are missing. The 'obeisance' (proskynema) is a customary prayer made for the addressee before a god.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ein Brieffragment). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 113 - 120 · Hermopolis (?)

[…]…τι τῆι ἀδελφῇ χαίρειν. εὔχομαί σε πρὸ πάντων ὑγιαίνειν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ ἡμέραν. ἔγραψάς μοι περὶ[…] ἐὰν οὖν χρήζῃς αὐτοῦ, φάσιν μοι πέμψον, ὅπως σοι πέμψω. ἄσπασαι Τοθητίωνα καὶ[…] ἐὰν ἔρχωμαι πρός σε, τὰ κρέα […]κε με Σουεροῦς ἀναβῆναι πρὸς […] γράψῃ Ἀλίνη ἐπί…