Letter from Kyra and Aia Kyra and Aia APIS wisconsin.apis.5434 (WU)5434 p.wisc.2.74 0226;2;74 p.wisc;2;74 32546 32546 P.Wisc. inv. 71 Location: Department of Special Collections; Memorial Library; Madison; Wisconsin Pub. status: recto-verso Greek 1 papyrus ; 26 x 17 cm A medium-brown papyrus, regularly cut off at all sides. The papyrus is mutilated at the four vertical folds. There are ink traces (no letters) across the fibers on the verso. recto: 21 lines; verso: 2 lines Source of description: recto-verso

There is a margin of approximately 4 cm at the bottom. Hardly any space has been left free at the top and at the left-hand side. At the right-hand side the lines run up to the edge. The text on either side runs along the fibers. Four vertical folds are still visible. The hand is an unskilled one writing large letters. There is a kollema at 1 to 1.5 cm. from the right-hand side.

 350-400 A.D. Unknown Kyra Aia Aphynchis Martyrios

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Cyra and Aia to their lord and brother Apynchios, very many greetings. Put all things aside and come immediately to us because our mother has died and we badly need your presence. Therefore, please, do not stay at your place but come to us or we shall ruin our household. You yourself know that we cannot do anything (without you. Eagerly we wait) your presence. For that reason we have also sent our brother Martyrios so that you may come immediately to us with him. We must be very grateful to him because he undertook the trouble of the journey to you although we paid the expenses. We greet our sister, your wife, and her children -may the evil eye not touch them - and through many years. Do not neglect it and feel repentance afterwards. Come immediately to us so that you may arrange everything.;verso: Deliver to our lord and brother Aphynchios from Kyra and Aia.
GHR Horsley, New Documents illustarting early Christianity [Papyri 1977], no 103 Sijpesteijn PJ , PWisc II, 74, 1977, Plate XXIX -- BL VII, 282 (line 16); BL XI, 291 (dating in A.D. 350-400) Boswinkel - Sijpesteijn, Greek Papyri, pl. 36 P.Wisc.:2:74

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