p.harr.1.156
☧ παρ… τοῦ δέξασθαι τὰ γράμματα τῆς ὑμετέρας[…] …έστειλα ἐν τῇ Φιλοστράτου, γράψας αὐτοῖς τὰ εἰκότα, οἳ ἐμέμψ[…] πρὸ πολλοῦ ἐπληρώθησαν, ἀλλὰ μόνον οἱ γενναιότατοι […] εἰσὶν οἱ χρεωστούμενοι λοιπάδα ἐντείνουσαν εἰς οἰκτρα[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 35406
Fragment of a letter concerning outstanding arrears TM 35406unbekanntV - VI
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Fragment of a Christian-era Greek letter mentioning receipt of the addressee's letter, something sent by way of one Philostratos, and debts or arrears still outstanding. It dates to the 5th or 6th century AD.
In English machine translation
☧ […] to receive the letter of your […]
[…] I sent in the (boat?) of Philostratos, having written to them what was fitting, who blamed (?) […]
[…] were paid in full long ago, but only the most noble […]
[…] are those owed a remainder (of arrears) extending to a pitiful (?) […]
The phrase 'in the (one) of Philostratos' is elliptical and may refer to a boat or a letter. 'Most noble' (gennaiotatoi) is an honorific form of address for persons of rank.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private 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.