Business Letter
Letter written by Philadelphos to Philippos, with orders to help the letter carriers in measuring the fields
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 28799
Letter from Philadelphos to Philippos about land surveyors TM 28799UnknownIInd century or early IIIrd century A.D.
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A short letter from Philadelphos to Philippos, asking him to introduce the bearers of the letter to a certain Heronas, win his cooperation, and stay with them until they have finished measuring some plots of land. It dates to the 2nd or early 3rd century AD; its place of origin is unknown.
In English machine translation
Philadelphos to his dearest Philippos, greetings.
Introduce those who deliver this letter of mine to you to Heronas, so that, having made him compliant, you may be with them until they have measured the plots of land.
I pray for your health, dearest.
The verb rendered 'measured' (anametreo) refers to surveying or re-measuring land plots, probably for assessment purposes.
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 Philadelphus to Philippus). 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.mich.3.210
Φιλάδελφος Φιλίππῳ τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν. τοῖς ἀναδιδοῦσί σοι ταῦτα μου τὰ γράμματα σύστα πρὸς Ἡρωνᾶν ὅπως εὐπιθῆ αὐτὸν ποιήσαντες σὺν αὐτοῖς γένῃ μέχρις ἂν ἀναμετρήσουσι τὰ ἐδάφη. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι φίλτατε.