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Letter from Thais to Tigrios with farm instructions TM 28343OxyrhynchosEnde II

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A private letter from a woman named Thais to Tigrios, probably her estate manager, giving instructions about measuring at Petne, dues, setting aside 6 artabas of vegetable seed, checking on a donkey, and not selling the piglets without her. It comes from Oxyrhynchus, late 2nd century AD.

In English machine translation

Thais to her own Tigrios, greetings. I have written to Apolinarios to be at Petne in order to do the measuring. Apolinarios will tell you how the deposits and the public dues stand; (put down) whatever name he himself tells you. If you come, set aside 6 artabas of vegetable seed in the sacks, sealing them, so that they may be ready; and if you can, go up so that you may find out about the donkey. Sarapodora and Sabinus greet you. Do not sell the piglets without me. Farewell.

"Her own Tigrios" suggests a trusted agent or steward. "Themata" here likely means deposits or payments, and "vegetable seed" probably refers to oil-producing seed such as radish or rape.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Thais). 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.oxy.6.932

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

Θαῒς Τιγρίῳ τῶι ἰδίῳ χαίρειν. ἔγραψα Ἀπολιναρίῳ ἵνα γένηται ἐν τῇ Πέτνη ἵνα μετρήσηι. ἐρεῖ σοι δὲ Ἀπολινάριος πῶς τὰ θέματα καὶ τὰ δημόσια· τὸ ὄνομα ὃ ἂν αὐτός σοι εἴπῃ. ἂν ἔρχῃ ἄφες ἀρτάβας ἓξ εἰς τοὺς σάκκους σφραγίσας λαχανοσπέρμου ἵνα πρόχειροι ὦσι, καὶ ἐὰν δύνῃ ἀναβῆναι ἵνα …