Letter to Philippos about hay and horses for a royal stable TM 2322Arsinoites (?)261 BCE – 229 BCE

A fragmentary letter to a man named Philippos, apparently a groom, about hay being sold in Krokodilopolis and about horses and a royal stable. It dates to the mid-3rd century BC and probably comes from the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

Krokodilopolis was the capital of the Arsinoite nome (the Fayum). Philippos is described as a groom on the strength of the references to horses and a royal stable.

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