List of nomes
This papyrus contains a list of nomes in the genitive, each name followed by a numeral. On the back is a fragment of a private letter.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 27739
Fragment of a private letter with greetings to Apollonia TM 27739unknownThird century CE
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A small fragment from the end of a private letter written on the back of a papyrus that carries a list of nomes. Only the closing greetings survive, sending regards to the recipient's mother Apollonia, the writer's wife and the whole household.
In English machine translation
[verso]
[… 9 lines lost …]
[…] and your mother Apollonia and my wife and all those in the house, greet […]
[… lines lost …]
The front of the papyrus has a list of Egyptian nomes (administrative districts), each followed by a numeral; the letter was written on the back. The phrase may mean either that the recipient should greet these people or that the writer greets them.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as List of Nomes). 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.leid.inst.1.49v
[v] [… 9 lines lost …] […] καὶ τὴν μητέρασου Ἀπολλωνίαν καὶ τὴνγυναῖκά μου καὶ τοὺς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ πάντας ἀσπάζου […] [… ? lines lost …]