p.iand.2.12
χαίροις, Ἀφῦ μου, παρὰ Σοηρίδος. γινώσκειν σε θέλω περὶ τῶν κεραμίδων ὧν ἔγραψές μοι, Παρδαλᾶς οὐχ εὑρέθη τ[…]ω[…]ρια[…] λέγει ἢ ωσε[…] χαν ἢ ἀπῆλθον· τὰς[…] δαπάνας πρὸς σὲ ἀνέπεμπόν ποθεν δ[…]θηνι …[…] λαγη· πέμπω τ[…] πρὸς σὲ …[…]
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Letter from Soeris to Aphys about jars TM 31280unbekanntIII - IV
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A short private letter from Soeris to Aphys about some jars (keramia) that Aphys had written about, mentioning a certain Pardalas who could not be found and some expenses. It dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
Greetings, my Aphys, from Soeris. I want you to know concerning the jars about which you wrote to me: Pardalas was [not] found […] says or […] or they went away; the expenses I was sending up to you from somewhere […] I am sending […] to you […]
The letter is written on parchment rather than papyrus. The word translated 'jars' (keramides) can also mean roof tiles or pottery vessels.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Soeridis ad Aphymun epistolium membranaceum). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.