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τῷ κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Χρήστῳ Πετεῦρις χαίρειν. οὐ καλῶς ἐποίησας πλανήσας τὸν ἀδελφὸν Κέφαλον περὶ τοῦ μέτρου τοῦ σίτου καὶ οὖν σπούδασον αὐτὸν πληρῶσαι. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34640
Letter from Peteuris to Chrestos about wheat owed to Kephalos TM 34640Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Peteuris to Chrestos, rebuking him for misleading Kephalos about a measure of wheat and urging him to pay Kephalos in full. It comes from Kysis in the Great Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
To my lord brother Chrestos, Peteuris, greetings. You did not do well in misleading our brother Kephalos about the measure of the wheat; so make haste to pay him in full.
I pray for your health.
The negative "not" in the opening reproach is supplied by the editor; the scribe wrote only omicron. "Brother" may be a courtesy term rather than a family relationship.
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.