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Letter from Kraterion to the dioiketes Athenodoros about a boat TM 23348Herakleopolites

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Fragmentary private or business letter from Kraterion to Athenodoros, a financial administrator (dioiketes), mentioning a boat, accounts and delivery under seal. It dates to year 23 of Caesar (Augustus), from the Herakleopolite nome.

In English machine translation

Krateirion to Athenodoros the dioiketes, very many greetings and wishes that you continue in health and prosperity. Even if all my affairs here turn out well, I for my part intend […] I shall not put off (?) the other […] boat for the coming […] […] into account and […]. For the rest, then, send (?) […] until I hand over to those in […] under seals […] your […]. Above all take care of yourself so that you stay healthy, which is the most important thing for us. Farewell. Year 23 of Caesar, [Mesore?] 16.

The month name in the date line is damaged and uncertain. Here the dioiketes is probably a private or estate financial manager rather than the Ptolemaic finance minister.

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.

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bgu.16.2624

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

Κρατερίων Ἀθηνοδώρωι τῶι διοικητῆι πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρωμένῳ διευτυχεῖν καὶ εἰ πάντα τὰ κατʼ ἐμὲ ταῦτα εὖ καταστρέφεται, νοῶ ἐγὼ ε…[…]ι οὐ καταναβαλοῦμαι τὸ ἄλλο[…] πλοῖον εἰς τὸ ἐγγιγνόμενον[…] συντε…[…]σ…ετεμβυ…αιοις εἰς λόγον καὶ …ον· λοιπὸν οὖν πεμ[…] μέχρι οὗ παραδῶ τοῖς …