Fragment of a Greek letter mentioning Ptolemaios and Eutychos, concerning instructions that were to be carried out. The writer asks the recipient to obtain a written statement from someone about what he holds and send it on; it is dated to Phaophi of year 2.
In English machine translation
[… ? lines lost …]
[…] to Ptolemaios
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to Eutychos […] having been […]
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and […]
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so that […]
for the things ordered. If not,
[…]
to the one who wrote the letter to us. Take
a written statement (?) from him
of whatever he has, to be sent to me.
Farewell. Year 2, Phaophi […]
The phrase "take a hand" (cheira labe) probably means obtaining a signed or written statement, but the sense is uncertain because the text is damaged. The beginning and much of the body are lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment eines Briefes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.