Letter from Ammonas to his sister
A practically complete letter from Ammonas to his sister, telling her that he had made arrangements for her wants to be supplied. Address on the verso.
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Letter from Ammonas to his sister about provisions for her needs TM 31811Oxyrhynchus3rd century
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A private letter from Ammonas to his sister, telling her he has written to their brother and to Serenos so that her needs are met, including 5 artabas of barley. It closes with greetings to family members and dates from the 3rd century AD at Oxyrhynchus.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Ammonas to my sister, very many greetings.
Before all else I pray that you are in good health, and I make your obeisance every day before the lord Sarapis.
I have written to our brother that whatever you need, you should receive it. So do not hesitate to go to him about whatever you need, for I know that he will not refuse you. And I have written the same things to our brother Serenos, so that he may give you 5 artabas of barley.
Greet my sister and her children and […] and Epitychia and Margaris and her daughter and all our people by name.
I pray for your health.
Pachon 27.
[verso]
Deliver to my sister.
"Sister" and "brother" in such letters may denote spouses, relatives or close associates rather than siblings. The "obeisance" (proskynema) is a customary prayer made on the addressee's behalf before a god.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Ammonas to his Sister). 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.oxy.14.1769
[r] Ἀμμωνᾶς τῇ ἀδελφῇ μου πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ τῶν ὅλων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπιδι. ἔγραψα τῷ ἀδελφῷ ὅτι περὶ οὗ ἐὰν χρείαν σχῇς ἵνα λάβῃς. μὴ ὀκνήσεις οὖν προσελθεῖν αὐτῷ περὶ οὗ ἐὰν χρῄζῃς, οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ ἀντερεῖ σ…