Private letter
The text on the recto is a private letter from Tryphon to his father. The verso might be the beginning of a sale contract of a slave, but this is not certain, due to further illegible lines.
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The text on the recto is a private letter from Tryphon to his father. The verso might be the beginning of a sale contract of a slave, but this is not certain, due to further illegible lines.
[r] Τρύφων τῷ πατρὶ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις, πάτερ, δοῦναι τῷ Ἐνᾶτι τὸ κόλλημα αὐτοῦ, ἐπεὶ ἀηδίαν πεποίηκα πρὸς Μάρωνα χάριν αὐτοῦ. μὴ οὖν αὐτὸν κατέχῃς καὶ ποιήσεις με ἀναβῆναι. ἔπεμψά σοι διὰ […]…[…] τὰς ἄλλας [… ? lines lost …] [v] πρᾶσις δεσ Εἰρήνης [… ? lines lost …]
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