One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 27573
Letter to Apollonios with greetings TM 27573Apollonopolites Heptakomias
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 3 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Fragmentary private letter addressed to Apollonios, with wishes for his health, a mention of the customary act of obeisance on his behalf, and greetings from Chairas, Herodes and a doctor. It belongs to the archive of Apollonios from the Apollonopolite Heptakomias nome.
In English machine translation
[…] to Apollonios, [my] lord, greetings.
[…] your health […] I make your obeisance (?) […]. Chairas and Herodes and Pelei[…] the doctor send you [many] greetings. Farewell, lord.
[…] Delivered.
The proskynema was a formulaic act of worship made before a god on behalf of the addressee. The Apollonios archive dates to the early 2nd century AD, though no date is given in the records.
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.
p.giss.apoll.29
[…]ν[…]Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι κυρίωι χαίρειν. …[…]τῆς σῆς ὑγείας κ[…] […]…[…]… τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ. ἀσπάζεταί σε πολλὰ Χαιρᾶς καὶ Ἡρώδης καὶ Πηλει…[…] ὁ ἰατρός. ἔρρωσο κύριε. […]ἐδόθη