One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 2362

Letter concerning a wrong and a promised repayment TM 2362Philadelphia (Arsinoites)30. Dez. 247 v.Chr.

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Fragmentary private letter in which the writer, after the usual greeting, complains of having been wronged by someone and makes a request involving monthly payments, a promise of repayment and some shared property. It was written at Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome in 247 BC.

In English machine translation

[…] […] if you are well, we too are in good health […] having been wronged by him, I ask […] for each month […] […] he said he would pay back […] having in advance (?) […] to both […] in common to them […] property which to you […] holding there. Farewell. Year 39, Hathyr 8

Year 39 is a regnal year of Ptolemy II. The scribe first wrote another numeral (eta) after the year and deleted it.

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

p.hamb.1.110

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 30. Dez. 247 v.Chr. · Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

… […] εἰ ἔρρωσαι, ὑγιαίνομεν καὶ αὐτοὶ … ἠδικημένος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἀξιῶ… εἰς μῆνα ἕκαστον …[…] […] ι[…]… ἔφατο ἀποδώσειν […] μ προέχοντα […] νηι ἀμφοτέροις […] … κοινῆι αὐτοῖς […] … κτῆμα ἥν σοι […] … ἐκεῖ συνέχων. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους λθ Ἁθὺρ η

Brief

Papyri.info — HGV (Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis) — metadata · 30. Dez. 247 v.Chr. · Philadelphia (Arsinoites)