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Letter from Phoibammon to Dioskoros the protokometes TM 36810Aphrodites kome (Antaiopolites)VI Century AD

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A letter from Phoibammon to Dioskoros, village headman (protokometes) of Aphrodito, reproaching him for passing through Euphrosynon without visiting, congratulating him on defeating his enemies at Antinoe, sending 2 keratia by the letter-carrier, and inviting him to visit at Hermopolis. Sixth century AD, from the archive of Dioskoros.

In English machine translation

[recto] † Before every word, I make obeisance to and greet your brotherly excellency. First, I reproach it greatly because your same brotherliness passed by Euphrosynon and did not look for me […] so that I have not yet made obeisance to it. Yet I am indeed […] displeased at that time, but I heard what happened concerning your brotherliness in Antinoe, that you defeated your enemies. I ask it to receive from the letter-carrier 2 keratia in small change, so that it may settle the need, and […] since there is need. For with God I wish to sail down […] our […]. May I not fail in this; trusting in you I wrote […] calling. When you go down to Antinoe to our most illustrious masters the pagarchs, look for me at Hermopolis. Since I was not deemed worthy of you at Euphrosynon, then at least in my city, so that my house may be deemed worthy of your brotherliness. Again I greet it especially with all my soul, until with God I see you face to face, good master, friend. † [verso] † Delivered to the most esteemed Dioskoros, protokometes […] † Phoibammon […]

A keration was a small fraction of a gold solidus, used as a money of account. 'Your brotherliness' and 'your excellency' are courtesy titles referring to the addressee.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Letter

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · JE40811 · VI Century AD · Aphrodites kome (Antaiopolites)

Letter addressed to Dioscoros, protocometes, from Phoibammon, one of his clients. The bearer of the letter will hand over two keratia to Dioscoros, so that he can pay a debt. There also seem to be other obscure arrangements. The address on the verso of the document state both th…

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p.cair.masp.1.67068

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VI · Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)

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