cpr.8.32
τῷ κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Νεαρχίδῃ Ἑρμόδωρος χαίρειν. πόλλακίς σοι ὀχλῶν, κύριε ἀδελφέ, […]…ονουν καὶ ταύτην μου τὴν ἀξίωσιν […]ψηφίσασθαι Σιλβανὸς […]… γράμματα [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter of request from Hermodoros to Nearchides TM 32356HermopolitesIV
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Opening of a letter from Hermodoros to Nearchides, whom he addresses as his lord and brother, apologizing for troubling him often and making a further request involving a certain Silvanus. It dates to the 4th century AD and comes from the Hermopolite nome.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother Nearchides,
Hermodoros, greetings.
Often troubling you, lord brother, […] this request of mine also […] to vote (?) Silvanus […] letters […]
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"Brother" and "lord" are polite forms of address in late antique letters and need not imply kinship. The verb psephisasthai ("to vote, decide") survives without its context, so its sense here is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brief von Hermodoros an Nearchides). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.