A family private letter papyrus directed to a family members or close friend. The papyrus bears a fifteen lines of Greek inscription

A family private letter papyrus directed to a family members or close friend. The papyrus bears a fifteen lines of Greek inscription, and the address on the back. A part of the papyrus is damaged.

Number	P.Oxy. XLVI 3312
Storing Place	Sackler Library - Oxford - United Kingdom
Material	Papyrus
Type	Papyrus
Type of Script	Greek
Known As	P.Oxy. XLVI 3312
Discovery Place	Oxyrhnchus - El- Menia Governate - Egypt
HistoricalPeriod	The second century AD

 

The Text

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Translation

… [salute] … and his children - may the evil eye not touch them - and Isidora, you sister, and Athenais. Be sure to write it to me about her children and husband. Know, then, that Herminos has gone to Rome and become a freedom of Caesar so that he may take on official duties. Salute all your people by name, and all those with me greet you. I pray you are well.