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The opening of a private letter from a mother, Soerous, to her son Chairas. She confirms receiving two small fish through Polybios and tells him to collect dates from the same man; the rest is lost. Dated to the 2nd century AD.
Only the top of the letter survives; the verso preserves part of the address naming the sender.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Top 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.
[r] Σοηροῦς Χαιρᾶτι τῷ υἱῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. ἐκομισάμην παρὰ Πολυβίου τὰ δύο ὀψαρίδια. κόμισαι παρὰ Πολυβίου φοινίκων […]…[…]…αδ[…]… […]…ματ[…]…[…] [… 1 line lost …] [… ? lines lost …] [v] ἀπὸ Σοηροῦτος[…]
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