Letter to Serenus
A short letter to Serenus from some person informing him that his presence was wanted.
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Letter to Serenos about a delivery to be made in his presence TM 31421Kasr el BanâtThird century
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A short private letter to Serenos reporting that a certain Apollos (?) has agreed to come down on the eleventh to make a delivery, and wishes it to be done in Serenos' presence. It dates to the 3rd century AD and comes from Euhemeria in the Arsinoite nome (modern Qasr el-Banat).
In English machine translation
[recto]
Greetings, most honoured lord.
I met with Apollos (?), and he promised without fail to come down on the eleventh and make the delivery. He asks that it take place in your presence. So I am reporting this to you so that you may know. I pray for your health together with all your household.
[verso]
Deliver to Serenos.
The dative Apollōti could belong to a name such as Apollos or Apollonios; the sender's name is not given. The 'delivery' (paradosis) may refer to a handover of goods or property.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Serenus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.fay.129
[r] χαῖρε, κύριε τιμιώτατε. Ἀπολλῶτι συνέβαλον καὶ ἐτάξατο πάντως καταβῆναι τῇ ἑνδεκάτῃ καὶ τὴν παράδοσιν ποιήσασθαι. ἀξιοῖ δὲ παρόντος σοῦ γενέσθαι. ἵνʼ οὖν ἰδῇς ἀναφέρω σοι. ἐρρῶσθαι εὔχομαι πανοικεί. [v] Σερήνῳ ἐπίδος.