p.lond.5.1683
[r] […]ους σοὺς ἐδέξατο ὁ λαμπρότατος κύριος Μηνᾶς. πάραυτα οὖν πρὸς ἡμᾶς κατάλαβε ἵνα ἀπαλλάξαι τὸ πρᾶγμα σου πρὶν τοῦ μὴ κατελθεῖν ἡμᾶςεἰς Μουνκρῆκιν ἐν ἀβάκιον ποιήσατε πέμψαι ἡμῖν εἰς λόγον τῶν […] [v] ……απο…μ[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 19701
Letter urging the recipient to come before a journey to Mounkrekis TM 19701Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)
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Fragment of a letter from Aphrodites Kome urging the recipient to come at once so that his affair can be settled before the writers travel down to Mounkrekis, mentioning that the most illustrious lord Menas had received something of his. It also asks for a tablet or account to be sent.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…] your […] the most illustrious lord Menas received. So come to us at once, so that your matter may be settled, before we go down to Mounkrekis. Make one tablet (?) to send to us for the account of the […]
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[verso]
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The word abakion, a small board or tablet, may here refer to a written account or list; its exact sense is uncertain. The place name Mounkrekis is largely restored.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.