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Letter from Chenophres to Phenpsetymes about pulses and money TM 32412unbekanntIV

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A Christian private letter of the 4th century AD from Chenophres to his 'brother' Phenpsetymes, asking him to send pulses, 3 1/2 artabas of vegetable produce and 2 talents of silver through Pebos, with a penalty of double freight if he fails. He also asks him to look after Boais and her daughter.

In English machine translation

[recto] To my beloved brother Phenpsetymes, Chenophres, greeting in the Lord. Before all else I greet you and those in your house by name. […] pulses […] and 3 1/2 artabas of vegetable (seed?) for me, and 2 talents of silver. Give them to Pebos so that he may bring them to me. If you do not give them, you will pay the freight charge twice over. Now you have neglected the deadline, but send me the pulses as quickly as possible. And take good care of Boais and keep her daughter warm. Show Boais to Pebos my son. I pray for your health for many years. [verso] To Phenpsetymes from Chenophres.

The papyrus comes from the cartonnage of the Nag Hammadi codex covers. 'Lachanon' here probably means vegetable seed, perhaps for oil, measured in artabas.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Chenophres to Phenpsetymes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.nag.hamm.70

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

[r] τῷ ἀγαπητῷ μου ἀδελφῷ Φενψετύμῃ Χενοφρῆς ἐν Κυρίῳ χαίρειν. προηγουμένως σε προαγορεύω καὶ τοὺς ἐν οἴκῳ κατὰ ὄνο ὄνομα […]α ὄσπριον […]…[…] καὶ λαχάνου ἀρτάβας τρεῖς ἥμισύ μοι καὶ ἀργυρίου τάλαντα δύο . ἀποδόσῃς αὐτὰ Πεβῶτι ἵνα ἀποφέρῃ μοι αὐτά. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀποδώσῃς αὐτά, ἀποδώσ…