One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 25588

Fragment of a letter requesting jars TM 25588unbekanntI - IV

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Fragment of what appears to be a letter in which the writer asks the recipient to send jars (keramia), including 2 jars. Only a few words survive; it dates from the 1st to 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

[… 5 lines lost …] you will send me 2 jars […] jars […] jars […] […] and jars (?) […] […] you will send me […]

Keramion is a ceramic jar, often used as a measure for wine or oil.

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

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · I - IV

[… 5 lines lost …] πέμψεις μοι δύο κεράμια […] κεράμια […]ουτων κερα[…] …δρον……ων και κεραμει[…] …ντ…[…]πέμψεις μοι τ…