p.lond.5.1885
[r] [… 6 lines lost …] περὶ δὲ ἀργύρου ἢ πλουμάρσεως […] […]τῆς ὑμῶν εὐγενείας διὰ Ἐλπιδίου […]εὔχομαι τοὺς ἁγίους [v] † ἐπίδος τῇ τὰ πάντα εὐγενεστάτῃ […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 35264
Fragment of a letter mentioning silver or embroidery, sent through Elpidios TM 35264unbekanntV - VI
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Fragment of a Late Antique Greek letter mentioning silver or embroidery, something sent through a certain Elpidios, and a prayer to the saints. The address on the back is to a woman of high rank, styled "in all respects most noble".
In English machine translation
[recto]
[… 6 lines lost …]
concerning silver or embroidery […]
[…] of your nobility
through Elpidios
[…] I pray the saints
[verso]
† Deliver to the in all respects most noble […]
The word restored as ploumarsis refers to embroidered or brocaded work; the restoration is partly conjectural. The feminine form of the address shows the recipient was a woman.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.