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Letter from Serenos to Julianus and Philippos about oil, a lamp and other goods TM 372149Trimithis (Oasis Magna)

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Ostracon letter from Serenos to his brothers Julianus and Philippos at Trimithis in the Great Oasis, dealing with a marion of oil, small cups, a couch cover, a lamp and other items. He also instructs a brother Panas to carry out his commissions promptly and asks that Pekysis be sent to him at once.

In English machine translation

[convex] To my lords brothers Julianus and Philippos, Serenos, greetings. To […] your […] and having made […] one marion of oil. For see, I wrote […] […] and the small drinking cups (?) and I gave […] four and the marion of oil […] […] until I come down to […] to demand the ready […] of the brother Siuchis the accubitalium (couch cover) […] Instruct them all […] […] in danger, both Ninos and Pekysis and Siynchis. Bring the other (?) and the little trochiskos (pastille) and if we again have need of anything, to take it to the Valley. Send to me now, right now, the brother Pekysis […] Bring again the lamp and the chain (?). I write to you, brother Panas, that whatever I entrusted to you, do it quickly until I send for you, and do not neglect anything. [concave] […] the brother Sarapion

"Aigyptos" here means the Nile Valley as opposed to the Oasis; a marion is a jar measure, and the accubitalium was a couch cover.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Serenos to Iulianus and Philippos). 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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o.trim.2.531

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Trimithis (Oasis Magna)

[convex] κυρίοις ἀδελφοῖς Ἰουλιανῷ Φιλίππῳ Σερῆνος χαίρειν. εἰς …ιν… ὑμῶν καὶ ποιήσαντες […] ἓν μάριον ἐλαίου. ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἔγραψα […] δ… καὶ τὰ προπινάρια καὶ ἔδωκα […] τέσσαρας καὶ τὸ μάριον ἐλαίου […] σαι ἕως … κατέλθω ἐπὶ τ[…] ἀπαιτῆσαι τὸ ἕτοιμον ἐνε…[…] τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ Σιύχιος τὸ ἀ…