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Letter from Aunes to Diodora about garments and a payment TM 32229Soknopaiu Nesos? (Arsinoites)spätes III

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A private letter from Aunes to his lady Diodora reporting that he handed over garments, including dalmatics, as instructed, and passing on matters concerning his lord Eutropios, Diodora's sister Theonilla, and a payment of four talents. It dates to the late 3rd century AD, probably from Soknopaiou Nesos in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

[recto] To my lady Diodora […] from Aunes […] As you instructed, I handed over to Ti[…] and his people […] to me […] two […] […] a dalmatic-maphorion of Latin type (?) […] a mothonesis (?) and a white dalmatic […] the sisterly one is being made. The plants […] was thrown (?) and removed from what […] held back […] my lord Eutropios. Knowing also myself the […] of the work, I have remained more eagerly […] he instructed me in everything, to inform you […] of which there was need with the lord of the […] for he himself did not wish, nor […] write. You know whom I mean, for […] my lord Eutropios according to […] write whatever you wish, making clear […] to my lady your sister Theonilla […] this is the four talents […] to be paid; for he held back […] of her the matter about the hyacinth-coloured (?) […] the one who slanders me. I pray for your health […] lady, and for your good fortune always. [verso] Deliver to my lady Diodora […] from Aunes

The dalmatic (dalmatikē) was a long-sleeved tunic; the dalmatic-maphorion combined it with a hooded cloak, and the exact garment terms are uncertain. The left side of the letter is lost throughout.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief des Aunes an Diodora). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · spätes III · Soknopaiu Nesos? (Arsinoites)

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