Fragment of a letter with greetings and about sending spices TM 33386Unknown4th-5th century A.D.

Fragment from the middle of a private letter of the 4th-5th century AD, of unknown provenance. The writer sends greetings to his mother Artemis and others in the household and discusses sending spices or perfumes, something seized in a search, sealing items for a messenger, and a sum of six minas.

In English machine translation

Gaps and poor spelling make the business part of the letter hard to follow; the reading of the name 'Apollo Kyris' and of 'seized for the search' is uncertain. The Greek aromata can mean spices, perfumes or aromatics.

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