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Fragmentary letter concerning garments, tunics and a dowry TM 21009unbekanntApr. 217 - Juni 218 (?)

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Fragment of a private or business letter mentioning a dowry of garments, the delivery of tunics and belts, payments owed, and a reference to Marcus Opellius, probably the emperor Macrinus. It dates probably to his reign, April 217 to June 218.

In English machine translation

[recto] [...] [...] ... [...] [...]sios [...] I pray [...] ... exchange (?) ... [...] those of the quarter [...] exchange (?) of dowry of garments [...] letter(s) delayed (?) ... [...] in this nome the [...] of strength (?) of broken (?) [...] [...] the [...] of Marcus Opellius [...] so that to us also the [...] delivery of tunics, belts (?), white [...] ...tharos (?), 38 minas of measures [...] [...] of Sarapion [...] Aurelius taking (?) [...] owed [...] to be paid out [...] we shall receive immediately [...] brought up (?) ... of belts [...] [verso] [5 lines lost]

The date rests on the mention of Marcus Opellius, taken as the emperor Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus). Many words are abbreviated or broken, so the translation of several lines is tentative.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private letters). 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 · Apr. 217 - Juni 218 (?)

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