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Fragmentary private letter dated 20 August AD 55, in the first year of Nero. The writer mentions an artaba of dates he was prevented from bringing, his efforts to get someone to return pledges, and an offering sent to his sister, and exchanges greetings with people in Kou.
"Augustus' day" (Sebaste) was a day of the month named in honour of the emperor. Kou is a place name, possibly Kousai (Cusae) in Middle Egypt.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief aus der Zeit Neros). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] [… 1 line lost …] […]α[…] […]ν ἀρτάβην φοινίκων, ἐμβιβάζων δὲ κάτω περιεσπάσθην ἀνενεγκεῖν. ἠνάγκαζον αὐτὸν ἀποδοῦναι τὰ ἐνέχυρα. τὴν θυσίαν ἣν ἀπέσχε ἡ ἀδελφή μου, ἀπέσταλκα αὐτῇ. ἐὰν εὕρῃς τινὰ ἀναβαίνοντα εἰς τὴν χώραν, ἀπόστειλον αὐτῇ. ἐπισκοποῦ τοὺς ἐν Κου πάντας. ἐπισκο…
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