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Fragment of a private letter in which the writer reproaches his brother for not writing about his health since their mother went to stay with him, saying news would put his mind at rest. Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
The writer shifts from the singular to the plural 'you wrote', apparently including the mother with the brother.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of a private 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.
[… 1 line lost …] τῶι ἀδελφῷ πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ τῶν ὅλων ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. ἐχρῆ σε ἄδελφε γράφειν μοι διηνεκῶς περὶ τῆς ὑγιείας σου. ἐξ ὧν ἡ μήτηρ ἡμῶν ἦλθεν πρός σε οὔτε φάσιν μοι οὔτε ἐπιστολὴν ἐγράψατέ μοι ἵνα καὶ αὐτὸς τεθαρρημένως ἐμαυτὸν ἡδέως ἔχω. [… 1 line lost …] [… ?…
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