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Letter from Marinus to his father Kasius about olives, expenses and a pledge TM 27859unbekanntII

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A private letter from Marinus to his father Kasius about business matters: the charge for olives, an expense account settled with Apollonios, rent, an influx of African olives, and a coin and bracelet held in pledge by Valerius. It dates to the 2nd century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] Marinus to Kasius his father, very many greetings. Know that the personal charge (?) for the olives is 40 drachmas. And Apollonios settled an account with me of expenses of 180 drachmas, and the rent is going to follow from now on; for Nilammon the fish-sauce seller deposited them, since he came for a few days. I write to you so that you may know. For the African olive has come in in large quantity. I learned that the denarius and the bracelet are lying as a pledge with Valerius for the expense which Apollonios incurred, as he says. If then you wish, let it be exacted; let us know. I pray for your health. Greet Marinus and Isous their mother. Apollonios greets you […] […] […] […] […] […] […] to you […] Apollonios writes. [verso] To Kasius, patron, from Marinus his son.

The term prosopikon, rendered 'personal charge', is of uncertain meaning here. The address calls Kasius 'patron', perhaps an honorific for the father.

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 →

p.bad.2.42

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

[r] Μαρεῖνος Κασίῳ τῷ πατρὶ πλεῖστα χαίρειν· γίγνωσκε τὸ προσωπικὸν τῶν ἐλαιῶν εἶναι δραχμῶν μ. καὶ Ἀπολλώνιος συνήρατό μοι λόγον δαπάνης δραχμῶν ρπ καὶ ἐνοίκιον μέλλει ἀπὸ νῦν παρακόλουθον· ὁ γὰρ Νιλάμμων ὁ γαροπώλης παρέθετο αὐτά, ὡς πρὸς ὀλίγας ἡμέρας ἦλθε. γράφω σοι, ἵνʼ εἰδῇ…