One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29674

Letter from Petenephotes to Turbo TM 29674TiberianeMitte II

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Opening of a private letter from Petenephotes to Turbo, found at the Roman fort of Tiberiane (Mons Claudianus area) in the Eastern Desert, asking him to receive something from someone. It dates to the mid-2nd century AD; the rest of the letter is lost.

In English machine translation

Petenephotes to Turbo, the most honoured, greetings. Receive from […] and accept […] […] [… ? lines lost …]

The names of both sender and recipient are partly restored. Only the greeting and the start of a request to collect something survive.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Petenephotes to Turbo). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

o.claud.2.254

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Mitte II · Tiberiane

Πετενεφώτης Τούρβωνι τῶι τιμιωτάτωι χαίρειν. κόμισαι παρὰ […]δ καὶ δέξαι […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]