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A private letter from a woman named Tasoucharion to her brother Neilos, asking whether he received something sent through an intermediary and passing on greetings to and from many family members. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from the Arsinoite nome (Fayum).
The proskynema formula is a standard pious greeting in which the writer says she prays for the recipient before a god, here Sarapis. The word rendered 'Father' (appa) is a title of affection or respect and may not indicate a biological father.
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.
[r] Τασουχάριον Νείλῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπιδι …ει…μ…ν σου διὰ Καπανου …λο…μη…α…το καὶ δήλωσόν μοι, εἰ ἀπέλαβες ἢ οὐκ ἀπέλαβες. ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς τὰ παιδία πάντας κατʼ ὄνομα, Πτολεμαῖος Τιβερῖνος …
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