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Letter from Sopatros to his sister about delayed annona ships TM 22006Oxyrhynchos

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A short private letter from Sopatros to his sister (possibly his wife), telling her that the grain-supply ships have not yet departed, so he is stuck with nothing to do, but expects to leave by the 15th. The letter was found at Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

Sopatros to his sister, very many greetings. Until today the ships of the annona have not yet sailed, so that we might be able to set out, although I have nothing to do here. But they say that by the 15th we expect to set out, God willing. I pray for your health, and the children's. [verso] Deliver. From Sopatros.

The annona was the state grain supply shipped from Egypt to Rome or Constantinople; Sopatros apparently had to travel with these ships. 'Sister' may be an affectionate term for a wife.

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 Sopatrus to his Sister). 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.14.1763

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

[r] Σώπατρος τῇ ἀδελφῇ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. οὔπω μέχρι σήμερον τὰ πλοῖα τῆς ἀννώνας ἐξῆλθεν ἵνα δυνηθῶμεν ἐξελθεῖν, καίτοι ἐμοῦ μηδὲν ἔχοντος πρᾶξαι ἐνθάδε. λέγουσι δὲ ὅτι μέχρι ιε θέλομεν ἐξελθεῖν σὺν θεῷ. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι καὶ τὰ παιδία. [v] ἀπόδος παρὰ Σωπάτρου.