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Two letters of Kopres to his father Flavius and his mother Kopria TM 30061OxyrhynchitesIII - IV

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A papyrus with two letters written by Kopres, one to his father Flavius and one to his mother Kopria. He reports bringing a matter before the hypomnematographos at Alexandria for 10 talents, asks that a certain Aneilla be kept and brought to the village, complains his mother never writes, and sends her purple dye or cloth. Third to fourth century AD, Oxyrhynchite nome.

In English machine translation

[recto] [To my lord father] Flavius, Kopres, greetings. [Before all things] I pray that you are well and in good health together with all [in your house]. How many times have I informed you, and again I write […] having […] nor do I greet […] having written a letter to our father Kopres […] you wrote. I want you to know that I brought […] to the city of the Alexandrians before the hypomnematographos for 10 talents, so that the mother of Anneis and Sairammon may be sent. If you know that Aneilla is in the Oxyrhynchite nome, do not let her go, but let her come to the village. I am writing to Sairammon about this, where he is. To my lady mother Kopria, Kopres, greetings. How many times have I informed you, and you sent me not a single letter even about your well-being. Do everything (?) for me (regarding) the xoitika (?), spin (?) other fine ones (?). I am sending you the purple, and if you wish (?) […] […] [… lines lost …] [verso] To Flavius, father […]

The hypomnematographos was a senior Alexandrian official handling records and petitions. The words translated 'xoitika' and 'spin other fine ones' are misspelled and their meaning is uncertain, possibly referring to textiles.

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

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p.harr.2.235

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · III - IV · Oxyrhynchites

[r] κυρίῳ μου πατρὶ Φλαβίῳ Κοπρῆς χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν καὶ ὁλοκληρεῖν ἅμα τοῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου πᾶσι. ποσάκις σοι ἐδήλωσα καὶ πάλιν γράφω[…]ψας οὐδὲ ἀσπάζομαι […]ἐπιστολὴν γράψας τῷ πατρὶ ἡμῶν Κοπρῇ […]… ἔγραψας. εἰδέναι σε θέλω ὅτι ἤνεγκα τ[…]εἰς τὴν Ἀλεξαν…