Private Letter
Letter from Papirius Apollinarius to Tiberianus, to inquire regarding a sale and a will
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Letter from Papirius Apollinarius to Claudius Tiberianus about a sale and a will TM 27088unknown place (perhaps Alexandria), province of Egypt(Early) IInd century A.D.
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A private letter from Papirius Apollinarius to the veteran Claudius Tiberianus, asking him to find out what a certain Gaius has sold and, since Sextus has died, who his heir is and when his will will be opened. It closes with greetings to and from family members and dates to the early 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Papirius Apollinarius to Claudius Tiberianus, most honoured, greetings.
Before all else I pray that you are well; I too am well. I make your obeisance every day before the lord Sarapis. You wrote to me saying that Gaius has sold something. I ask you therefore, brother, to find out what he has sold, and write back to me. And about Sextus, I heard that he has died. Find out, then, who his heir is and when his will is to be opened. Greet Zotike and Kephalon and all his household, and Ptolemaios. Papiria and Hermes and Menouthos and Serapias greet you all.
[verso]
To Claudius Tiberianus, veteran, from Papirius Apollinarius.
The letter belongs to the archive of Claudius Tiberianus found at Karanis; one record suggests it was written perhaps in Alexandria. The 'obeisance' (proskynema) is a customary prayer made for the recipient before a god, here Sarapis.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Papirius Apollinarius to Tiberianus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Letter from Papirius Apollinarius to Tiberianus
Letter from Papirius Apollinarius to Tiberianus, to inquire regarding a sale and a will
p.mich.8.475
[r] Παπίριος Ἀπολλινάριος Κλαυδίῳ Τιβεριανῷ τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ χαίρειν. πρὸ παντὸς εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν, ὑγιαίνω δὲ καὶ ʼγώ. τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπιδι. ἔγραψάς μοι λέγων ὅτι Γάιος πέπρακέ τι. ἐρωτῶ σε οὖν, ἄδελφε, ἵνα μάθῃς τί πέπρακεν, καὶ ἀντίγ…