p.genova.1.11
[… ? lines lost …] … […]ειν αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑπηρέταις[…] ον πείθομαι καὶ τῆς ἐμῆς συστα[…] καὶ τοῦ σου βουλήματος ἀξιως[…] […]σεσθαι πρὸ παντὸς τοῦ ὑγι[…] … [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24967
Fragment of a letter of recommendation TM 24967unbekanntMitte I
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A small fragment of a Greek letter, probably a letter of recommendation, in which the writer appears to commend a man for a place among the assistants (hyperetai) and closes with a wish for the addressee's health. It dates to the mid-1st century AD.
In English machine translation
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[…] him among the assistants (?) […]
[…] I am persuaded, and of my recommendation (?) […]
and worthily of your wish […]
[…] to […] before all else that [you are] in good health (?) […]
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The term hyperetai can mean subordinate officials, attendants or assistants; the exact role here is unclear. The identification as a recommendation rests on the word for 'recommendation' (systasis), which is only partly preserved.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di raccomandazione (?)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.