Letter to the priest Sipharos mentioning Thonis the hieroglyph carver TM 219260Oxyrhynchos (?)Ende III - IV

A private letter addressed to Sipharos, a priest, whom the writer calls master and father, expressing relief that a matter was settled quickly and mentioning Thonis the hieroglyph carver in the middle of the dromos (temple processional way). It ends with greetings and was probably written at Oxyrhynchus in the late 3rd or 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

The hieroglyphos (hieroglyph carver) is a rare late attestation of a temple craftsman working in hieroglyphic script. Perípsēma, literally 'offscouring', is a humble self-designation used in Christian-era letters, here rendered loosely.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private letter mentioning a hieroglyph carver). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.