o.trim.2.838
[side convex] … τῷ ἰδίῳ Σαραπίωνι […] χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις […] τὸν κύριον κόμιζε υἱὸν Δωρόθεον […] … [… ? lines lost …] [side concave] … τον ε… […]ετησιν δοὺς …ς μάτια σίτου … [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 372456
Letter to Sarapion about Dorotheos and wheat TM 372456Trimithis (Oasis Magna)
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Fragmentary letter on an ostracon from Trimithis in the Great Oasis, addressed to a certain Sarapion. It asks him to bring a son named Dorotheos, and the back mentions giving something and a quantity of wheat measured in matia.
In English machine translation
[convex side]
…
to his own Sarapion […]
greeting. Please (?) […]
bring the lord son Dorotheos […]
…
[… lines lost …]
[concave side]
… […]
[…] having given …
… matia of wheat …
[… lines lost …]
The mation was a small dry measure used for grain. The phrase "Please" renders the polite request formula "you will do well".
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.