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Fragmentary private letter from a father to his son, apparently urging him to go up to Hermopolis at once and dealing with pending business, including fodder (fenugreek) for animals and a lease. It dates to the 1st century AD.
The Greek metewra, here rendered 'outstanding matters', refers to pending or unsettled business. Telis (fenugreek) was commonly grown as fodder.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private 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] […]ωι υἱῶι χαίρειν. […]…[…] ἐπιστολὴν ὡς Διογένης […]ωι περὶ μετεώρων τῶν πρὸς […]… εὐθέως σε μεθʼ ὧν ἔχεις […]…ν ἀνελθεῖν εἰς Ἑρμοῦ πόλιν […]… ἑκάτερον παραγένου πρὸς […] τοὺς θεοὺς καὶ τὰ μετέωρα […]… ὥς σοι εἶπον γράψον εἰς […]…ουαρα… τοῖς κτήνεσι […]θῆναι ἢ τὴν τῆλιν αὐτο…
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