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Letter from Dionysios to Herakleides about finding a boat TM 28274Oxyrhynchus2nd century

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A short private letter from Dionysios to Herakleides, secretary of the strategos of the Theban Oasis, saying he is glad Herakleides is well and will look for a boat for him. He invites Herakleides to come and stay with him until they find it. Written in the 2nd century AD in the Oxyrhynchite nome.

In English machine translation

[recto] Dionysios to the most honoured Herakleides, greeting. Having learned from the letter you wrote me that you are well, I was glad, brother. As for the boat, I will look out for one for you, as you wished. And it would be good for you to come here and stay with me until we find the little boat. I pray for your health, most honoured brother. [verso] To Herakleides, secretary of the strategos of the Oasis of the Thebaid

"Brother" is a polite form of address and need not mean a blood relative. The text was also published as P.Oxy. III 602.

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

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Letter

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · uninventoried · 2nd century · Oxyrhynchus

Letter from Dionysius to Heraclides, grammateus strat�gou Oase�s Th�baidos stating that he would procure a boat, and inviting him to come and stay until the boat was found. Address on the verso. Complete.

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Private letter

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · uninventoried · 2nd c. AD · Oxyrhynchus

Cursive, written along the fibres. On the back there is the address. Dionysios writes to Heracleides, who is looking for a boat.

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p.cair.preis.2ed.48

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

[r] Διονύσιος Ἡρακλείδηι τῶι τιμιωτάτωι χαίρειν. ἐπιγνοὺς ἐξ ἧς μοι ἔγραψας ἐπιστολῆς ὅτι ἔρρωσαι, ἥσθην, ἄδελφε. καὶ τὸ μὲν πλοῖόν σοι, ὡς ἐθέλησας, σκέψομαι. καλῶς δʼ ἔχει σε ἐνθάδε ἐλθόντα μετʼ ἐμοῦ μένειν μέχρι τὸ πλοιαρίδιον εὑρῶμεν. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, τιμιώτατε ἄδελφε. [v…