p.oxy.10.1345
[… 5 lines lost …] οὐκ ἴσχυσα ἐλθεῖν σήμερον. πρώτως ποιοῦμεν ψωμία, ἀνέρχομαι δὲ τῇ ιδ. δέξαι παρὰ Νειλᾶτος δραχμὰς κ ἄχρι λάβω. ἐρρῶσθαι εὔχομαι.
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End of a letter about a delayed visit and 20 drachmas from Neilas TM 28990Oxyrhynchosspätes II - III
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The end of a private letter from Oxyrhynchus, late 2nd to 3rd century AD. The writer apologizes for not coming, says he will come up on the 14th, and asks the recipient to collect 20 drachmas from Neilas in the meantime.
In English machine translation
[… 5 lines lost …]
I was not able to come today. First we are making bread-morsels (?), and I am coming up on the 14th. Receive from Neilas 20 drachmas until I get (it). I pray for your health.
The opening five lines, with the names of sender and addressee, are lost. The word psomia means small morsels or pieces of bread, and its exact sense here is uncertain.
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 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.