One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33481

Fragment of a letter with greetings to family members TM 33481unbekanntIV

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Fragment of a private letter of the 4th century AD, preserving mainly the closing greetings. The writer sends regards to several people, including Gerontios, Theonis, Ploutammon, Atia, Maria and a sister; Memphis is mentioned.

In English machine translation

[… ? lines lost …] of Memphis […] because of the lords […] my lady the […] with the sweetest […] I greet the lord […] Gerontios (?) with […] of Theonis. I greet […] Ploutammon with […] the eye […] of my lady Atia and […] I greet the lord […] with my lord […] with my lady Maria […] my sister M… […]

The name Maria suggests a Christian milieu. Provenance is inferred from the publication series; Memphis is only mentioned in the text.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.herm.46

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

[… ? lines lost …] τῆς Μέμφιος[…] διὰ τοὺς κυρίους […] τὴν κυρίαν μου τὴν […] μετὰ τὸν γλυκύτατον […] ἀσπάζομαι τὸν κύριον[…] Γερόντιον μετὰ τῆς[…] Θεωνίτος· ἀσπάζομαι […] Πλουτάμμωνα μετὰ[…] τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αλκ[…] κυρίας μου Ἀτίας καὶ[…] ἀσπάζομαι τὸν κύριον[…] μετὰ τοῦ κυρίου μου …