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A private letter from Theon to his brother Harthonios, sending daily prayers before Sarapis, acknowledging receipt of items from Skybalos and mentioning deaths and family matters. Greetings are passed on from relatives, and the address on the back mentions Alexandria.
The word kerbikaria is rare and probably denotes pillows or cushions. The mention of Alexandria on the verso may indicate where the letter was sent from or to.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief des Theon an Harthonios). 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] Θέων Ἁρθωνίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πολλὰ χαίρειν. τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπιδι· ἐκομισάμην παρὰ Σκυβάλου τὰ κερβικάρια· παράστησον τοὺς …ους ἵνα διεξελθ[…]τ[…] τὸν τύπον τοῦτον· πα…[…]…[…]νου δὶς ἡμῖν εἰ…[…]…[…]…ς γὰρ ἀπέθαναν γ[…]…ρχε τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου Σ…
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