p.iand.6.129
[…]τῷ δεσπότῃ μου τῆς ψυχῆς ὡς ἀληθῶς τιμιωτάτῳ[…] […]…ανετω Πτολεμίνῳ […] Ἰωάννης νουμεράριος […] παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου […] ἀπέστειλα τῇ σῇ […] […] πρόνοιαν …[…] [… 2 lines lost …] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 36109
Letter from Ioannes the numerarius to Ptoleminos TM 36109unbekanntVI
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Fragment of a Byzantine letter addressed in very respectful terms to a certain Ptoleminos, apparently from Ioannes, a numerarius (accounting official). Only a few phrases survive, mentioning something sent and someone's care or providence. It dates to the 6th century AD.
In English machine translation
[…] [To my master] of my soul, truly most honoured […]
[…] … to Ptoleminos
[…] Ioannes, numerarius
[…] from the lord
[…] I sent to your […]
[…] care (?) […]
[… 2 lines lost …]
[… ? lines lost …]
A numerarius was a late Roman financial or accounting official; the Greek borrows the Latin title. The word translated 'care' (pronoia) often refers to the addressee's providence or management in Byzantine letters.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.