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Title Business Letter on an Ostracon
Publications Pap.Lugd.Bat. 23 S. 7
More in series Pap.Lugd.Bat.More in series Pap.Lugd.Bat., vol. 23
Inv. Id O. 57
Support/Dimensions Ostrakon
Origin Thebes
More from Thebes
Material Ostrakon
Date 2. Hälfte II
More from the period between 151 CE and 200 CE
Print Illustrations Pl. 5
Subjects Brief; Paulinos an Serenos
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License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Catalog Record: leidenpapinst.apis.o057 [xml]

Title Business Letter on an Ostracon
Author unknown
Summary Business letter from Paulinus to Serenus, whom he addresses as his brother.
Citations P.W. Pestman, Textes et Études de Papyrologie Grecque, Démotique et Copte (P. L. Bat. 23) (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava 23, Leiden, 1985), p. 7-8
Inv. Id O. Leiden Pap. Inst. inv. 57
Support/Dimensions Ostracon, H. 9,0 x W. 11,3 x Th. 0,5-0,9 cm
Condition The text is complete on three sides, but broken away at the right.
Lines 8 lines on convex side
Recto/Verso Concave side empty
Origin Thebes
More from Thebes
Language Greek
Date Second half 2nd century CE
Note (general) Edited by: F.A.J. Hoogendijk
Note (general) Printed plate: P. L. Bat. 23, plate V
Note (local/note) Fatatri collection; acquired as a gift for the Leiden Papyrological Insitute remembering its 50th birthday in 1985
Subjects Business; Letter; Documentary; Ostracon
Associated Names Paulinus; Serenus
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: ddbdp.2023.1 [xml]

Παυλεῖνος Σερήνῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ χαίρειν.]
καθὼς ἔγραψές μοι, ἄδελφε,   ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ἐσπούδασα καὶ ἔλαβον καθὼ̣[ς ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ἀντὶ τεσσάρων ἀρταβῶν πε  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
5τούτων τὴν(*) τειμὴν(*) οὐκ ελ[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ τεσσά-]
ρων ἀρταβῶν (δραχμῶν) δ πολειτ[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
εἴ τι ⟦  ̣  ̣⟧ \ἄλλο/ χρείαν ἔχις(*). ἀσ̣π[άζ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ἐρ[ρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι](*).

Apparatus


^ 5. corr. ex τει
^ 5. l. τιμὴν
^ 7. l. ἔχεις
^ 8. or ἔρ[ρωσο]

Editorial History; All History; (detailed)

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APIS Translation (English)

(Translation from P. L. Bat. 23) [1] Paulinus to his brother Serenus, [ - - greetings.] [2] In conformity with what you have written to me, brother, [ [3] I have done my best, and I have obtained, in conformity with [ [4] for four artabas fi[ve (?) [5] the price thereof [I (?)] did not - - [ [6] of four artabas 4 drachmas polite [ - - . Let me know (?)] [7] if in any other way you have need. Greetings [to/from [8] I pray for your health.