Letter of Zo�s
A short letter from Zo�s to her brother Ischyrion.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 21763
Letter from Zoïs to her brother Ischyrion about bread and a trip to Alexandria TM 21763OxyrhynchusA.D. 30
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A short private letter from Zoïs to her brother Ischyrion, saying she received no letter about bread but that an artaba (of grain or loaves) is ready for him, and that Apollos son of Theon is leaving for Alexandria tomorrow if he wants to go. Written at Oxyrhynchus on 25 November AD 30.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Zoïs to Ischyrion her brother, greetings.
No one brought me a letter about loaves, but immediately, if you sent a letter through Kollouthos, see, an artaba is ready for you. And if you want to go to Alexandria, Apollos son of Theon is leaving tomorrow. Farewell.
Year 17 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, month of Neos Sebastos 29.
[verso]
To Ischyrion.
Neos Sebastos was an honorific name for the month Hathyr used in the early Roman period. 'Brother' in such letters may also be a term of affection or refer to a husband.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Zoïs). 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.oxy.10.1291
[r] Ζωὶς Ἰσχυρίωνι τῶι ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. οὐδείς μοι ἤνεγκεν ἐπιστολὴν περὶ ἄρτων, ἀλλʼ εὐθέως, εἰ ἔπεμψας διὰ Κολλούθου ἐπιστολήν, ἰδοὺ ἀρτάβη σοι γίνεται. ἐὰν δὲ θέλῃς εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν ἀπελθεῖν, Ἀπολλὼς Θέωνος ὑπάγει αὔριον. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους ιζ Τιβερίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ μηνὸς Νέου Σ…