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Letter from Ploutarchos to his brother Theoninos about errands TM 33677Oxyrhynchos (Oxyrhynchites, Ägypten)IV

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A private letter from Ploutarchos to his brother Theoninos, written at Oxyrhynchus in the 4th century AD. Ploutarchos assures him he carried out a commission concerning Alexandria despite trouble from his father, and asks him, when he comes down, to collect money, buy him an entolikon and fetch a tunic from Megale.

In English machine translation

[recto] To my lord brother Theoninos, Ploutarchos, greetings. I make obeisance for you every day before the lord god, that I may receive you back in full health. I want you to know, my lord brother, since you entrusted me with so great a commission […] to take (?) to Alexandria, I did not hesitate nor again did I neglect it. For my father did me much harm, and I held out until you should come. So do everything, my lord brother, when you come down, to get the money and buy me an entolikon and get the tunic from Megale. Only do not neglect it. I pray for your health for many years. Entolikon […] [… 8 lines lost …] [verso] [To Theoninos] from Ploutarchos, his brother.

The word entolikon is of uncertain meaning, perhaps a garment or item ordered by commission. Megale may be a personal name.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Plutarchus to Theoninus). 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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p.oxy.14.1775

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV · Oxyrhynchos (Oxyrhynchites, Ägypten)

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