p.haun.2.29
[r] Νεόφυτος Ἀστῶι τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων ἀσπάζομαί σε. καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις ἐὰν ἐκτμηθῇ τὰ ἱμάτια μετάπεμψόν μοι […]τ… [… ? lines lost …] [v] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 30124
Letter from Neophytos to Astos about garments TM 30124unbekanntIII
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Fragment of a private letter from Neophytos to his dear friend Astos, written in the 3rd century AD. After greetings, Neophytos asks that some garments be sent to him once they have been cut out; the rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Neophytos to his dearest Astos, greetings.
Before all else I greet you. You will do well, then, if the garments have been cut out, send them to me […]
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[verso]
[… lines lost …]
The verb translated 'cut out' (ektmethei) probably refers to garments being cut from the loom or tailored, that is, finished.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Neophytos to Astos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.