p.amst.1.54
[r] † † ἵνα τὰς ἄλλας ἓξ ἀρτάβας σίτου, ἅσπερ ἔχει μοι ἡ ἀδελφότης σου δώσῃ τῷ υἱῷ Σμὴτ τῷἀποδιδόντι αὐτῇ τὴν παροῦσαν μου ἐπιστολήν. ἀλλὰ πάντως τοῦτο πράξῃ. [v] † τῷ λαμπροτάτῳ ἀδελφῷ Ἰωάννῃ ἀποδέκτῃ Πιναρχ † Φοιβάμμων[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 35876
Order from Phoibammon to Ioannes to pay 6 artabas of wheat TM 35876MemphitesVI
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A short letter or payment order from Phoibammon to Ioannes, asking him to hand over 6 artabas of wheat that he holds for the writer to the son of Smet, who carries the letter. It dates to the 6th century AD and comes from the Memphite region.
In English machine translation
[recto]
†
[† ... so th]at your brotherliness may give the other 6 artabas of wheat, which you hold for me, to the son of Smet, the one delivering to you this present letter of mine. Be sure to do this without fail.
[verso]
† To the most illustrious brother Ioannes, receiver (?) of Pinarch (?), † Phoibammon […]
The beginning of the letter is lost. The abbreviation on the address is expanded as apodektes, a receiver of goods, and 'Pinarch' may be a place or a title; both readings are uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Zahlungsauftrag). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.