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Letter from Didymos to Hermione with greetings TM 27750unbekanntII - III

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A short private letter from Didymos to Hermione, whom he addresses as his lady. He takes the chance of a traveller to send greetings, prays for her safety, asks her to write about her health, and passes on greetings from her sons and to several others.

In English machine translation

[recto] Didymos to Hermione, his lady, very many greetings. Having found an opportunity in someone coming to you, I was glad, so that I might greet you and pray to the gods for you, that they may keep you safe; and now you will do well to write to us about your health. Your sons greet you. I greet Eudaimon and Soueros and Eudaimonis and Elkike (?). Farewell. [verso] To Hermione from Didymos

"Lady" (kyria) is a conventional polite address and does not by itself show the relationship; the last name in the greetings (written ελκικην) is unclear.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Privatbrief). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

DDbDP-text Full record →

bgu.4.1081

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · II - III

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