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τῇ κυρίᾳ μου μητρὶ Ἡρακλείᾳ Τιμόθεος χαίρειν. ἀσπάζομαί σε πολλά, ἀσπάζεταί σε ἡ μήτηρ μου Ἀΐα. θεοῦ θέλοντος ἤδη ὑμᾶς καταλαμβάνω. περὶ τοῦ πράγματος, οὗ ἦλθον, εὐχαριστῶ τῷ κυρίῳ θεῷ […]…[…]ακα…[…]ε…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 219351
Letter from Timotheos to his mother Herakleia TM 219351unbekanntIII - IV
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A private letter from Timotheos to Herakleia, whom he addresses as his mother, sending greetings also from his mother Aia. He says that, God willing, he will soon be back with them, and he thanks God concerning the business for which he had travelled. The rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
To my lady mother Herakleia, Timotheos, greetings.
I greet you warmly; my mother Aia greets you. God willing, I am coming to you shortly. Concerning the matter for which I came, I give thanks to the Lord God
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Timotheos calls both Herakleia and Aia 'mother'. One of these is probably a courtesy or affectionate title for an older woman rather than a literal relationship. The phrase 'the Lord God' suggests a Christian writer.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Privatbrief). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.