p.aberd.187
Ἀντώνιος Λόνγος Νιλοῦτι τῇμητρὶ πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 28320
Letter from Antonius Longus to his mother Nilous TM 28320Karanis? (Arsinoites)II
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Opening of a private letter from Antonius Longus to his mother Nilous, with the usual greetings, a prayer for her health and a mention of his obeisance on her behalf before the gods. Only the beginning survives; it dates to the 2nd century AD and probably comes from Karanis in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
Antonius Longus to Nilous his mother, very many greetings, and continually I pray that you are in good health. I make obeisance on your behalf every […]
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The sender appears to be the same Antonius Longus who wrote a well-known letter of apology to his mother Nilous (BGU III 846). The 'obeisance' (proskynema) is a customary act of worship performed before a god on behalf of the addressee.
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.