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κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἀδελφίῳ Ἱέραξ· ᾤμην μὲν ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ καὶ δίχα ὑπομνήσεως τὰς δύο μυριάδας τοῦ ἀργυρίου …[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter from Hierax to Adelphios about two myriads of silver TM 32886HermopolisIV
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Opening of a letter from Hierax to Adelphios, whom he calls his lord and brother, from Hermopolis in the 4th century AD. Hierax says he had expected Adelphios to see to a sum of two myriads of silver (20,000 denarii or drachmas) on his own initiative, without needing a reminder; the rest is lost.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother Adelphios,
Hierax.
I had supposed that of your own accord and without a reminder you would [...] the two myriads of silver [...]
[...]
"Two myriads of silver" means 20,000 units of money, probably denarii, in the inflated currency of the 4th century. The verb describing what Adelphios was expected to do with the money is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Brieffragment). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.