Letters to Seleukos and to the brothers Euomenos and Dionysios about consignments of birds and fleeces TM 23358Herakleopolites, Ägyptenca. 21 v.Chr. - 5

A draft or copy of two short messages from the Herakleopolite nome, around 21 BC to AD 5. The first tells Seleukos that the writer has sent him through Hermas a large consignment of geese, cranes, fish, goose eggs and chickens; the second tells the brothers Euomenos and Dionysios that fleeces have been sent, wants 30 more, and mentions sick sheep and shearing.

In English machine translation

The abramis and korakinos were Nile fish, often preserved; 'white-fronted' (leukometopoi) probably refers to a kind of goose. The deleted opening phrase suggests this sheet is a draft.

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.