p.louvre.3.245
[r] […]ε… εἰς τὸ χωρίον Ἀμπελίου […] πρᾶγμα τοῦ κλάσματος […]ιον μὴ ἀμελήσῃς […]τημου ἐπεὶ ἔπεμψέν μοι […]ιον τὸν ἀρχιυπηρέτην. † [v] τῷ θεοφυλάκτῳ μου δεσπότῃ […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 39987
Fragment of a business letter concerning the estate of Ampelios TM 39987ArsinoitesVII - VIII
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Fragment of a business letter mentioning the estate of Ampelios, a matter concerning a klasma (a fiscal or administrative subdivision), and a chief assistant (archihyperetes), with an urgent request not to neglect something. It was addressed on the back to a 'God-protected master' and comes from the Arsinoite nome in the 7th-8th century AD.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…] … to the estate (?) of Ampelios
[…] the matter of the klasma
[…] do not neglect
[…] since he sent me
[…] the chief assistant. †
[verso]
To my God-protected master […]
Klasma here likely denotes a fiscal or administrative unit, possibly land or a tax district, with no exact English equivalent. The archihyperetes was a chief subordinate official or assistant.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment eines Geschäftsbriefes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.