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Letter from Didyme and the sisters in the Lord to Atienateia TM 33676OxyrhynchosEarly 4th century

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A Christian letter from Didyme and her "sisters in the Lord" to Atienateia, asking about her health and what goods she wants them to buy for her. They report that 1,300 denarii of her money for commissions remain with them and that items will be bought and sent. It comes from Oxyrhynchus in the early 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] To my lady sister Atienateia, Didyme and the sisters in the Lord, greetings. First of all it was necessary to greet you, praying that you are in good health for us. Write to us, my lady, about your health and about whatever commissions you need, since you have the right to do so. Let us know if you received your commissioned goods. There remained with us from the money for your commissions, as I think, 1,300 denarii. Kanopic items (?), once bought for you from it, will be sent. Greet the lady sister, the blessed Asous, and her mother and […] […] [… lines lost …] [verso] To my lady sister Atienateia, Didyme with the sisters.

Didyme and her "sisters" may have formed an early community of Christian women. "Kanopika" probably refers to goods named after Kanopos near Alexandria; the exact sense is uncertain.

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

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Didyme's letter : to Atienateia.

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · P.Oxy.1774 · Early 4th century · Oxyrhynchos

Didyme and her "sisters in the Lord" urge Atienateia, who still had a balance of 1,300 denarii to her credit, to indicate any further wants. Didyme refers to herself and "her sisters in the Lord," a formula for indicating that the writer is a Christian.

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p.oxy.14.1774

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

[r] κυρίᾳ τῇ ἀδελφῇ Ἀτιενατείῃ Διδύμη καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ ἐν κυρίῳ χαίρειν. προηγουμένως ἀναγκαῖον ἦν προσαγορεύειν σε εὐχόμεναι ὑγιαίνειν σε ἡμῖν. γράφε ἡμῖν, κυρία μου, περὶ τῆς ὑγιείας σου καὶ ὧν χρῄζεις ἐντολικῶν ἐξουσίαν ἔχουσα. εἰ ἐκομίσθης τὰ ἐντολικά σου δήλωσον ἡμῖν. ἐλοιπάσθ…