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A private business letter from Prokleios to Pekysis asking him to sell good-quality drugs to Prokleios' friend Sotas, who will carry them to Prokleios in Alexandria. Prokleios warns that if inferior goods are supplied, Pekysis will be liable for the costs. It dates to the 1st century AD.
The drugs (pharmaka) may be medicinal or dyeing substances; the Greek word covers both. The address on the back spells the name Pekyeis, a variant of Pekysis; Alexandria is named as the destination, so the letter was probably sent from elsewhere.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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] Προκλήιος Πεκύσει τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν καλῶς ποιήσεις ἰδίωι κινδύνῳ τὸ καλὸν πωλήσας ἐξ ὧν ἐάν σοι εἴπῃ φαρμάκων ἔχειν χρείαν Σώτας ὁ φίλος μου ὥστε ἐμοὶ κατενεγκεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν. ἐὰν γὰρ ἄλλως ποιήσῃς ὥστε σαπρὸν αὐτῷ δοῦναι τὸ μὴ χωροῦν ἐν τῇ Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ γίγνωσκε …
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