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Private letter from Herminos to his siblings Ammonios and Herais, acknowledging their letter brought by Sarapion on 30 Phaophi. He mentions his troubles, losses and a serious illness from which he recovered, and says he has sent two pairs of sandals (?) sealed with an ibis seal for Sarapion the lawyer. The rest is badly damaged; it dates to the 2nd century AD, probably from the Herakleopolite nome.
"Pelmatia" are literally soles, probably sandals or shoe soles. The ibis seal impression served to authenticate the package.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre privée). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Ἑρμεῖνος Ἀμμωνίῳ καὶ Ἡραΐδι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς πλεῖστα χαίρειν. ἐκομισάμην σου τὰ γράμματα διὰ Σαραπίωνος ἐλθόντος τῇ λ τοῦ Φαῶφι καὶ ἐχάρην μαθὼν ὑμᾶς ἐρρωμένους. νομίζω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἐγνωκέναι τὰ συμβάντα μοι ἔν τε σκυλμοῖς καὶ ζημίαις, ἀλλὰ καὶ νόσῳ μεγάλῃ· ἀλλὰ θεοῖς χάρις ὅτι, κἂν οὕτω…
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