bgu.11.2130
Νεικείας Κυπροῦτι τῇ γλυκυτάτῃ ἀδελφῇ χαίρειν. καὶ νῦν εὐπορηθεὶς τοῦ πρός σε γεινομένου γράφω σοι προσ…[…]…α……ι σε καὶ ν[…]…μ…[…]…σ…θα[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 30447
Letter from Nikias to his sister Kyprous TM 30447OxyrhynchitesIII
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Opening of a private letter from Nikias (spelled Neikeias) to his sister Kyprous, written when he found someone travelling to her who could carry it. Only the greeting and the first lines survive. It dates to the 3rd century AD and comes from the Oxyrhynchite nome.
In English machine translation
Neikeias to Kyprous, his sweetest sister, greetings.
And now, having found someone going to you, I write to you […] you
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"Sister" in such letters may mean a sibling, a wife, or simply be a term of affection.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief des Nikias). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.