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Letter from Ischyrion to his father Cornelius about cloaks TM 31653OxyrhynchosIII

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A short private letter from Ischyrion to his father Cornelius, acknowledging a letter brought by Serenos, asking for news of his father's health and the family, and telling him not to send the cloaks until further notice. It dates from the 3rd century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

[recto] Ischyrion to Cornelius his father, greetings. I received your letter through Serenos. I learned about my mother. Try to write to me yourself about your health and about our family. If the cloaks have been made, do not send them to me until I let you know about them. I greet my brother Horion and my mother Thaesis and all those at home by name. I pray for your health, father. [verso] Deliver to Cornelius from Ischyrion his son.

The word translated "cloaks" (himatia) refers to outer garments in general.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ischyrion to Cornelius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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p.oxy.56.3853

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · III · Oxyrhynchos

[r] Ἰσχυρίων Κορνηλίῳ τῷ πατρὶ χαίρειν. ἐκομισάμην σου τὰ γράμματα διὰ Σερήνου. ἔμαθον δὲ περὶ τῆς μητρός μου. πειρῶ δὲ καὶ σὺ γράφειν μοι περὶ τῆς ὑγιείας σου καὶ τῶν ἡμετέρων. τὰ ἱμάτια ἐὰν ᾖ γεγονότα μὴ διαπέμπῃς μοι ἄχρις ἂν δηλώσω σοι περὶ αὐτῶν. ἀσπάζομαι τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ὡρίωνα…