Letter to Philon
Fragment from the conclusion of a letter to Philon mentioning an enclosure.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 28603
Letter to Philon about a note enclosed by Harpochras TM 28603Unknown2nd or 3rd century A.D.
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The end of a private letter addressed to Philon. The writer complains that Philon left without meeting him, offers to send whatever he needs, and asks him to attend to a matter that concerns the writer, raised by Harpochras in a note enclosed with his letter.
In English machine translation
[r]
[…] […]
(that you) withdraw without reason, without having met with me. As for the things you want from here, let me know so that they may be sent to you. And take care about the matter that Harpochras wrote in a small note enclosed with his letter, which concerns me. I pray for your health.
[v]
To Philon
The beginning of the letter is lost; the word translated 'small note' (pittakidion) is a slip or label enclosed with a letter.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Philon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.fouad.1.78
[r] [… ? lines lost …] […]δας σω…ο…[…] ἀλόγως ἀποστήσῃ μὴ συμβαλών μοι. περὶ δὲ ὧν θέλεις ἐνθάδε, δήλωσόν μοι ὅπως πεμφθῇ σοι. μελησάτω δέ σοι περὶ οὗ ἐνέγραψεν Ἁρποχρᾶς ἐν πιττακιδίῳ συνεσταλμένῳ τῇ ἐπιστολῇ αὐτοῦ διαφέροντός μοι. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. [v] Φίλωνι