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Letter to Nemesion and his sons Apion and Herakleios about a visit TM 27545unbekanntII - III

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Private letter from a son to his father Nemesion and his brothers Apion and Herakleios, giving instructions about dealings with a certain Serenos and announcing that he will visit them by the 20th or 25th of Mesore before travelling to the Lykopolite nome. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

[Fragment A] […] to Nemesion his father [and] to Apion and Herakleios his brothers, greetings. […] letter(s) […] […] [… lines lost …] [Fragment B] for which reason […] […] Serenos, doing business with you, ⟦…⟧ do not acknowledge him until he himself gives it to you; but if he is about to go abroad, acknowledge him and learn what it is that he says. Write back about everything. I pray for your health. ⟦Now they say …⟧ After the days and after I have come up from the nome, for today, which is the 30th, I am going out into the nome, I will certainly be with you by the 20th of Mesore, before I hurry off to the Lykopolite nome; for my friend urged me strongly. So I am certainly coming to Herakleous (?); expect me by the 20th or 25th of Mesore. Greet my mother, my sisters, the children, and all who love me. […]

"Herakleous" is probably short for a place name such as Herakleous polis; the verb translated "acknowledge" (prospoieomai) may also mean "have dealings with" Serenos.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Nemesion and His Sons Apion and Herakleios). 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 · II - III

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