Pap. Berlin P. 15607   (More information about the Object)
Publication No.
Modern Title letter with complaint regarding a missing oracle inquiry
Summary Letter with complaint of Peteese, son of Pete-[///], that the the addressee of this letter has not asked the oracle of Isis for advice on behalf of the Peteese. Renewed request for information with specifications of the questions to be presented to the oracle.
   

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x+1 tk ḥꜣ.t pꜣ hrw
x+2 r-dbꜣ šn pꜣy=y wḏꜣ
x+3 m-bꜣḥ ꜣs.t ı͗rm nꜣ ḫm-
x+4 ẖr(.w) ı͗rm nꜣ mšꜥ.w
x+5 nty ı͗w=y (r) ı͗r=w ꜥn bn-pw=k
x+6 hb n=y md(.t) nb(.t) ı͗.
x+7 ı͗r=k ḥr r-r=s my
x+8 ḥn=w s (r) ḏı͗.t šn(=w) pꜣy=y
x+9 wḏꜣ pꜣ hrw ı͗rm pꜣ wḏꜣ
x+10 dy tꜣy=y s.ḥm.t ı͗rm nꜣ ḫm-
x+11 ẖl.w ı͗rm pꜣ wḏꜣ tꜣ
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vso 1 s.t ḥꜥ=y ı͗rm
vso 2 nꜣ md(.t) r.ḏd=y ı͗.ı͗r-ḥr=k
vso 3 ı͗w=w sḫ r pꜣy rmṯ
vso 4 sẖ Pꜣ-ḏı͗-ꜣs.t sꜣ Pꜣ-ḏı͗-
vso 5 n ḥsb.t 3.t ı͗bd 2 ꜣḫ.t sw ꜥrqy

Translation

x+1 [I have sent a letter to you earlier
x+2 to cause you to ask about my well-being
x+3 before Isis, and about that of (my) children
x+4 and about the journeys
x+5 which I will undertake again. You have not
x+6 sent to me concerning anything to which
x+7 you gave attention 1For the reading cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 51. Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 1 (1978): „die Du deswegen unternommen hast“.. Let it
x+8 be ordered to cause one to ask about my
x+9 well-being (still) today, and (about) the well-being
x+10 of my wife and (my) children,
x+11 and (about) the well-being
vso 1 of my own place and
vso 2 the matters which I told you (and)
vso 3 which affect this man.
vso 4 Written by Peteesis, son of Pete-[///],
vso 5 in the 3rd regnal year, 30th of Paophi.

1 For the reading cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 51. Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 1 (1978): „die Du deswegen unternommen hast“.
 
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