Letter
Fragmentary letter from Koroibides to Akrisios, referring to the latter's imminent departure (see also P.Lond. VII, 1979 and note to l. 3)
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 1987
Fragment of a letter from Koroibides to Akrisios about handing over accounts TM 1987Philadelphia (Arsinoites)Autumn of 253 B.C.
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Fragmentary letter from Koroibides to Akrisios asking him to hand over the account to Stotoetis in connection with his departure, so that provision can be made for the slaves and others. It comes from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome, mid-3rd century BC.
In English machine translation
Koroibides to Akrisios, greeting. […] You will do well to give the account to Stotoetis […] before (?) you go abroad, so that we may have […] for the slaves and the rest […]
Farewell […]
One catalogue dates the letter more precisely to autumn 253 BC and links it to Akrisios' imminent departure. The Greek paides can mean either 'slaves' or 'boys/children'.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of Letter from Koroibides to Akrisios). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.mich.1.88
Κοροιβίδης Ἀκρισίωι χαίρειν[…]καλῶς ποιήσεις δοὺς τὸν λόγον Στοτοήτι τ[…] τοῦ ἀποδημεῖν σε, ἵνα ἔχωμεν[…]εἰς τοὺς παῖδας καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς[…] ἔρρωσο[…]