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Letter from Pasion to his father Nikon requesting writing materials TM 43916Arsinoites, Ägypten2. Apr. 80 v.Chr.

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Letter from Pasion to his father Nikon asking him to buy writing materials (papyrus of different cuts, reed pens, ink, wax) and bags, and discussing a collection of dues and a purchase of 13 1/2 artabas of barley for pack animals. Written in the Arsinoite nome in 80 BC.

In English machine translation

[recto] Pasion to Nikon his father, many greetings and wishes that you continue always in health and prosperity. You will do well, then, not to neglect but to buy the […] that I write: 10 (sheets?) of eighth-cut papyrus, and 5 of quarter-cut papyrus, and 15 writing reeds, and 8 staters of ink, and 5 staters of […], and 1 […], and 7 […], and 1 fodder-bag (?), and 1 large bag, and two of the smaller ones, and 5 staters of wax. And I will write to you about the collection: either I will collect, or […] write to me about not collecting until you come down, or he will collect and will compel me to buy barley from Onesimos for his pack animals, […] 13 1/2 artabas, 13 1/2 artabas. Farewell. Year 2, which is also year 1, Pharmouthi 13. [verso] From Pasion, son of Nikon, chrematistes (?). To Nikon.

The double regnal year (year 2 = year 1) reflects the joint reign at the start of Ptolemy XII's rule. The term logeia refers to a collection of money or dues; several item names in the shopping list are damaged and uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as keiner). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text

[r] Πασίων Νίκωνι τῶι πατρὶ πολλὰ χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸςἐρρωμένων διευτυχεῖν. καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις μὴ ἀμελήσας ἀλλἀγοράσαι …υρα ἃ γράφω· ὀκτατόμου χάρτου δέκα , καὶ τετρατόμου χάρτου πέντε , καὶ καλάμων γραφικῶν δεκάπεντε , καὶ μέλανος στατῆρας ὀκτώ , καὶ θην στατῆρας πέντε , καὶ ε…