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[r] τὴν ἐπιστολὴν τὴν ἔσωθεν τῶν γραμμάτων σου ἀποδώσω αὐτῷ τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ· ἄλλα δὲ δύο σιτεύσιμα καλὰ σφάξον καὶ πέμψον μοι [v] † ἐπίδος τῷ εὐδοκιμωτάτῳ Νειλάμμωνι διακόνῳ παρὰ Σαραπάμμωνος †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 39216
Letter from Sarapammon to the deacon Neilammon about a letter for the bishop TM 39216unbekanntVII
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A short private letter from Sarapammon to the deacon Neilammon, promising to pass an enclosed letter on to the bishop and asking him to slaughter two more good fattened animals and send them. It dates to the 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
[recto]
The letter that was inside your letter I will deliver to him, the bishop. And slaughter two more good fattened animals and send them to me.
[verso]
† Deliver to the most esteemed Neilammon, deacon, from Sarapammon †
The word translated "fattened animals" (siteusima) refers to livestock fattened for slaughter; the species is not specified.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Neilammon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.