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A fragmentary private letter from Ischyras to his brother Athenodoros from the Herakleopolite nome. It mentions a report that wool had not been received, oil not arranged until the months Pachon and Pauni, and a man named Philikos who will see to matters, before closing with the usual wish for his health.
The middle lines are badly damaged and their sense is uncertain; 'brother' may be a term of affection rather than kinship.
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.
Ἰσχυρᾶς Ἀθηνοδώρωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν καὶ ὑγιαίνειν διὰ παντὸς ὡς βούλομαι· ἀνέγνων ἃ ἐγεγράφει σε […]…ουσ…[…]ανου εἰς τὰ ἐκβαίνοντα[…]… διπλασίων ἔχομαι ἐν τοῖς κατά σε· Φιλικὼς δὲ μελήσεται λίαν τῶι τοὺς παρʼ ἐμοῦ γεγραφηκέναι μὴ κεκόμισθαι τὰ ἔρια, μηδὲ τὸ ἔλαιόν σου συντάγῃ …
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