A fragmentary private letter addressed to a woman named Hermione, found at Oxyrhynchus and dated to the 3rd century AD. The writer mentions woollen goods being prepared, says he has written to his father, asks what Hermione's sister wants bought or sent, and sends greetings to his mother, Apollon and others.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[...]
[...] instructed (?) [...]
[...] woollens [...]
[...] letter (?) [...]
and ask (?) [...]
[...] you [...]
this [...]
[...] me [...]
[...] you will [...] and [...]
that you have (him?) both as your own son and as a brother. For these things, once prepared and completed, will again be useful to us for what we need. I have written to my father about these very matters. Concerning the little commission of your sister, you will let me know quickly what you want to be bought or sent on. I greet my mother and Apollon and all those with us by name. I pray for your health, sweetest.
[verso]
Deliver to Hermione.
The beginning of the letter is lost and the first preserved lines survive only as word fragments. The word translated 'little commission' is a diminutive of the Greek term for an order or instruction.
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 Hermione). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.