p.alex.inv479
[…]…ωτι τῇ μητρὶ χαίρειν πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν[…] …ρανου καὶ ἔχω […] [… 16 lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 25572
Fragment of a private letter to a mother TM 25572unbekanntI - IV
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Opening lines of a private letter addressed by a writer whose name is lost to his or her mother, with the usual greeting and wish for her health. Nearly all of the body is lost, and the letter dates from the 1st to 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
[…] to his (?) mother […], greetings.
[Before all else I] pray that you are in good health […] …ranos (?) and I have […]
[… 16 lines lost …]
The letters before "to the mother" may belong to the sender's name. The traces "…ranou" may be part of a personal name, but this is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre privée). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.