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Letter from Thermouthis to her brother Isidoros TM 21599Oxyrhynchos280 - 281

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A private letter from Thermouthis to her brother Isidoros, reporting that his tunic has been cut and that Ammonis withheld grain. She asks him to look into some work, send word whether the prefect is coming, make purchases for her, and file a petition and send her the official reply; Oxyrhynchus, AD 280-281.

In English machine translation

Thermouthis to Isidoros her brother, many greetings. I have had your little tunic cut. Ammonis did not give the grain, saying, "I am giving 2 artabas." Inquire about the work you know of. If you learn that the prefect is coming out here, and if not, write to me quickly. Concerning the things I wrote to you about on another occasion, buy them for me. Write a petition about the matter you know of and let it go (?) and let the subscription of the petition be brought to me. They were saying, "You will be satisfied concerning the matter." Taesis greets you, and the son […] of Koprea. Amois greets you. All greet you, each by name. [back] Deliver to Isidoros from Thermouthis.

The 'subscription' (hypographe) is the official's written response appended to a petition. The verb chalason, literally 'loosen, let down', is unclear here, perhaps meaning to submit or send the petition off.

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.

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p.oxy.56.3855v

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 280 - 281 · Oxyrhynchos

[v] Θερμοῦθιν Ἰσιδώρῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πολλὰ χαίρειν. τὸ κιθῶνιόν σου ἐποίησα τμηθῆναι. οὐκ ἔδωκε Ἀμμῶνις τὰ σιτάρια, λέγων ὅτι, δύο ἀρτάβας δίδω. ἐξέτασον περὶ τοῦ ἔργου οὗ οἶδας. ἐὰν μάθῃς ὅτι ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἐξέρχεται δεῦρο, ἐὰν δέ μή, γράψον μοι ἐν τάχει. περὶ ὧν ἔγραψά σοι ἄλλοτε, ἀγόρασό…