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A private letter from a mother, Tryphas, to her son Athenodoros, confirming that she received and personally secured a shipment of 41 logs and 13 jars he sent. She sends greetings to his daughters Tryphas and Artemis and wishes him good health; it was written in the Herakleopolite nome in July 7 BC.
Year 23 of Caesar refers to the reign of Augustus. The word translated 'logs' (kormoi) means tree trunks or timber pieces.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter). 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] Τρυφᾶς Ἀθηνοδώρωι τῶι υἱῶι πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς εὐτυχεῖν ὡς εὔχομαι· ἐκομισάμην οὕς ἀπέστειλες καὶ ἠσφαλισάμην αὐτοὺς διʼ ἐμαυτῆς τεσσαράκοντα κορμοὺς καὶ ἕνα καὶ δεκάτρια κεράμια· ἀσπάζου τὰς κυρίας μου θυγατέρας Τρυφᾶν καὶ Ἄρτεμιν· παρὰ πάντα ἐπιμέλου σεαυτοῦ ἵνα …
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