p.kellis.1.80
κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Καπίτωνι Ψεναμοῦνις χαίρειν. μὴ ἀμελήσῃς· δὸς τῷ μο[…]ητ ἐλαίου μάρι α, ἕν, κατὰ τὴν συνταγήν, ἵνα παράσχῃ Συρίῳ, ἢ δὸς αὐτῷ ἀποσταλεντι τὰς ἐπιστολάς. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33334
Letter from Psenamounis to Kapiton about a delivery of oil TM 33334Kellis (Oasis Magna)IV
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A short business letter from Psenamounis to Kapiton asking him to hand over one mari (a liquid measure) of oil as agreed, so that it can be passed on to Syrios. It dates to the 4th century AD and comes from Kellis in the Dakhla Oasis.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother Kapiton, Psenamounis, greetings.
Do not neglect this: give to the […] 1 mari of oil, one, according to the arrangement, so that he may provide it to Syrios, or give it to him when he is sent with the letters.
I pray for your health.
The mari is a local liquid measure attested at Kellis. The recipient of the oil is lost in a gap; the final clause about the letters is grammatically awkward and its sense uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Business 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.