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Letter from Maria to her son Papnouthios asking for money TM 33714OxyrhynchosIV

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A private letter from Maria to her son Papnouthios, scolding him for negligence in not replying and asking him to send money, including money his wife needs to pay wool-workers. It dates to the 4th century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

[recto] To my lord son Papnouthios, his mother Maria, very many greetings. Again you have persisted in your negligence and have not sent me word about the things we instructed you. Please, then, send me the money. Your wife too says that you should send her money for the wages of the wool-workers. But do not be negligent, and send it quickly. Make haste to write to us about the work. I pray for your health for many years. [verso] […]

"Lanarioi" (from Latin lanarius) are wool-workers. The address on the back is lost.

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

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.oxy.48.3403

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

[r] κυρίῳ μου υἱῷ Παπνουθίῳ ἡ μήτηρ Μαρία πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πάλιν ἐνέμενες τῇ ἀμελείᾳ τῇ σῇ καὶ οὐκ ἔπεμψάς μοι φάσιν περὶ ὧν σοι ἐνετειλάμεθα. καλῶς οὖν ποιήσῃς πέμψαι μοι τὰ ἀργύρια. καὶ ἡ σὴ σύμβιος λέγει καὶ αὐτὴ ἵνα ἀποστείλῃς αὐτῇ ἀργύρια εἰς μισθοὺς τῶν λαναρίων. ἀλλὰ μὴ ἀμ…