One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 32375

Letter to a brother about grain, cheeses, wool and other supplies TM 32375unbekanntIV - V

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A private letter, without its opening, to a 'brother' reproaching him for not sending grain and giving instructions about wool, tow, cheeses for monks, wood, a purchase for a woman named Arkadia, and collecting dues while the landowner is away. It dates to the 4th or 5th century AD.

In English machine translation

You were negligent in not sending the grain quickly, especially since there is nothing here. For every day the man comes to us saying, "If he sends to me, (good?) (?); but if not, I shall get it elsewhere." See whether you can hurry […] to the farmer of Arios, since he came saying many things, that he had ordered me not to go to us nor […] to carry off for them. So do not neglect this. Further, take care about the wool and the tow. The monks say that if the cheeses are like this, he should not bring us more (?), for they are still unmade (unripe). And about the […] the harvest vessels (?). And if you are buying for us, do not neglect also the collection (of dues) while the landowner is away, for you know what sort of man he is. Send us wood, for the road is clear. Arkadia says, "Buy me a cushion like yours." Send John his cheeses that are in the storeroom. I pray for your health for many years, most honoured brother.

The reference to monks suggests a monastic setting. 'Ετιμαι' in line 2 is unclear and its sense is uncertain; tryg\u0113tika ('harvest things') is also obscure here.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private Letter). 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.haun.2.19

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV - V

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