One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34466

Fragment of a private letter involving Eulogios TM 34466Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V

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Fragment of a private letter on an ostracon from Kysis in the Great Oasis, involving a man named Eulogios, from the 4th or early 5th century AD. Only scattered phrases survive, including the polite formula "you did well" and a mention of something received.

In English machine translation

[…] Eulogios […] greetings. […] before (?) […] […] you did well […] […] having […] […] from […] […] […] you received […] [… 4 lines lost …]

It is unclear whether Eulogios is the sender or the addressee, since the beginning of the prescript 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 Lettre privée). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV - Anfang V · Kysis (Oasis Magna)

[…]ν Εὐλόγιος […]… χαίρειν […]…α…ε προτερ… […]καλῶς ἐποίησας ε…ων […]ογος τὸ ἔχων […]ν […]ομενος ἀπ[…]παρ […]…υ […]… ἔλαβες αν[…]… [… 4 lines lost …]