The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A private letter from a son, whose name is lost, to his father Paoues, sending greetings to his mother, brother and many relatives and acquaintances. He acknowledges receiving clothing from Satornilos, mentions an earlier letter and someone from Bakchias, and says he is forwarding a letter from Idalianos.
The garment words subrikin and pallin are Latin loanwords (subricium, pallium); phaskia are bands or wrappings. The mention of Bakchias suggests a Fayum connection, but the place of writing is not recorded.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς τὸν Παουῆτιν). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[…]ος Παουῆτι τῷ πατρὶ χαίρειν. πρὸ πάντων ἀσπάζομαι τὴν μητέρα μου καὶ τὸν ἀδελφόν μου Σωτᾶν καὶ Σωτηρίδα καὶ Θερμουθᾶν καὶ Ταορσενοῦφιν καὶ Πετεαρμούθην καὶ Θιθιοὶτ καὶ Θέωνα καὶ Πεκμεῖν καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ καὶ Ὧρον καὶ Τεραῦ καὶ τοὺς Κολλητίαν …ου… ἐκομισάμην παρὰ Σατορνίλου σο…
Spotted an error, a mis-mapped findspot, or have a suggestion? We read every note.