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A short private letter from a man whose name ends in -genios to a 'brother', reporting that he and his companions reached the Oxyrhynchite nome safely after a ten-day journey and exchanging greetings with relatives and friends. It probably dates to the 2nd century AD.
The names of sender and addressee are damaged; 'brother' may be a polite form of address rather than a blood relation. The verso trace, probably part of the address, seems to contain a name or place such as Laodikeia.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.
[r] …ηγένιος τῷ κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ …ειτ… πλεῖστα χαίρειν. εὔχομαι τοῖς θεοῖς ὑπὲρ τῆς σωτηρίας σοῦ καὶ ὅτι ἐφθάκαμεν ἐρρωμένοι εἰς Ὀξυρυγχίτην διὰ ἡμερῶν δέκα · ἄσπασαι τὸν κύριόν μου ἀδελφὸν σοῦ καὶ Εὐδαίμονα καὶ Τρύφωνα. ἀσπάζονταί σε πάντες ἐρρωμένοι. [v] […]Λαοδικει…ημο…
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