p.lond.5.1887
[r] χμγ [… 4 lines lost …] τῷ δεσπότῃ μου καὶ θεοσεβεστάτῳ Ἄπα Ἑρμοδώρῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ παρὰ τοῦ σοῦ δούλου καὶ υἱοῦ Ἀφοῦτος τρεῖς ἀρτάβας κριθῶν εἰς τὴν σπερμοβολίαν ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις [v] τῷ δεσπότῃ μου
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 36988
Letter from Aphous to the priest Apa Hermodoros about barley for sowing TM 36988Hermopolis (?)VI
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Fragment of a Christian letter from Aphous to the priest Apa Hermodoros, which mentions 3 artabas of barley for sowing. It dates to the 6th century AD and probably comes from Hermopolis.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Christos Maria Gabriel (?)
[… 4 lines lost …]
To my master and most God-fearing Apa Hermodoros, priest,
from your servant and son Aphous.
[…] three artabas of barley for the sowing.
I pray for your health for many years.
[verso]
To my master
The heading χμγ is a common Christian numerical symbol, often read as 'Christ born of Mary' or 'Christos Maria Gabriel'. Four lines of the letter are lost, so the exact request about the barley is unclear, and the address on the back may have continued beyond 'To my master'.
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.