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Letter from Horeis to his brother Horion TM 22005Oxyrhynchos

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A private letter from Horeis to his brother Horion at Oxyrhynchus, complaining that Horion has not answered his two letters. He promises to bring things when he comes up, asks Horion to transfer copper money to Sarapas, mentions five pomegranates sent for a festival, and asks him to collect two items from Theon and keep them.

In English machine translation

[recto] Horeis to Horion his brother, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are in good health. This is the second letter I am writing to you, and you have not answered me at all. I always love you, but you disregard me. When I come up I will bring you the cabbages (?), and anything else you let me know through Euripas who delivers the letter to you. If it is not a burden to you, transfer copper money to Sarapas until I come up. For the festival I sent you five pomegranates. If it is not a burden to you, write me a letter through the one who delivers the letter to you, about your health. Get two collars (?) from Theon and keep them for me until I come up, and let me know. Greet the most excellent Claudia and all who love you. I pray for your health. Month of Hadrianos, 5. [verso] Deliver to Horion from Horeis, his brother.

The month Hadrianos was an honorific name for Choiak used under Hadrian and later, so the letter dates to the 2nd century AD or after. The meanings of kallaina and mania are uncertain; kallaina may refer to green-blue items rather than cabbages, and mania may be necklaces or collars.

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 Horeis to Horion). 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 · Oxyrhynchos

[r] Ὡρεῖς Ὡρίωνι τῶι ἀδελφῶι πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ τῶν ὅλων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. δευτέραν σοι ἐπιστολὴν γράφω καὶ οὐδεμίαν μοι ἀντέγραψας. ἐγώ σε πάντοτε φιλῶ, σὺ δὲ παρεξουδενεῖς με. ἀνερχόμενος ἀνενεγκῶ σοι τὰ καλλάινα, καὶ εἴ τι ἐὰν δηλώσεις μοι διὰ Εὐριπᾶτος τοῦ ἀναδιδόντος σ…