Letter urging the addressee not to disregard a supplication TM 78555Unknown place, province of EgyptIInd/Ist century B.C.

Fragment of a private Greek letter from Egypt in which the writer, appealing to brotherly affection and swearing by all the gods, urges the addressee not to ignore a supplication and to act together with Ptolemaios through Apollophanes. It dates to the 2nd or 1st century BC; the place is unknown.

In English machine translation

The beginning is lost and the final request is damaged, so exactly what the addressee was asked to do with Ptolemaios and Apollophanes is unclear. The verso traces may be part of an address or docket.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private 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.