p.oxy.4.805
[… 1 line lost …] ζητῶ γὰρ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους. ἐν δὲ τοῖς ἐρχομένοις πλοίοις καλαὶ φάσεις ἐλεύσονται παρʼ ἐμοῦ, ἀξιῶ δέ σε ἀντιφωνεῖν μοι πυκνότερον. ἀσπάζου πάντας τοὺς παρʼ ἡμῶν καὶ σεαυτῆς ἐπιμέλου ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνῃς εὐτυχοῦσα ἔρρωσο.
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End of a letter promising good news by the coming boats TM 20458Oxyrhynchos14. Juli 25 v.Chr.
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End of a private letter, apparently addressed to a woman, from Oxyrhynchus dated 14 July 25 BC. The writer says he is searching for certain men, promises good news by the coming boats, and asks her to reply more often.
In English machine translation
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for I am looking for the men. In the boats that are coming good news will come from me, and I ask you to write back to me more often. Greet all our people, and take care of yourself so that you stay well, and fare happily.
Farewell.
The feminine forms ("yourself", "fare happily") show the recipient was a woman. The Greek "phaseis" means reports or news.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.