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Fragment of a letter from the Arsinoite nome (Fayum), early 2nd century AD, addressed to a superior or 'brother'. The writer reports someone's journey to Ptolemais, his care regarding the dykes, a grain schedule, and his hope to collect dues promptly together with a count.
The beginning of the letter, including the names of sender and recipient, is lost. 'Prophetes' may be a place name (an Arsinoite village) rather than a title.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di lettera). 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] [… ? lines lost …] χαίρειν. […]…τη παραγενόμενος τῆι ἑξῆς διέβη […]ε εἰς Πτολεμαίδα περὶ πάντων […]… κελεύσας διʼ ἐπιμελείας ἔχω μάλιστα […] περὶ τῶν χωμάτων ἐφʼ ὧν εἰπὼν ἐκτὸς καὶ […]ιτ…ς αὐτῆς παρʼ ἔκθεσιν τὴν σιτικὴν καὶ τὴν […]αὐτὸ ἐξουδενῶν ἀνήρ τις δέξω τῶν ἐν τῶι Προφή…
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