Letter 6082: May this day live forever -- the day that gave you to us as a daughter.
May this day live forever -- the day that gave you to us as a daughter. I hope to celebrate it with you through many returning years, both with the joy of my heart and with words of honor -- and to keep adding little gifts: heavy for me, delightful for you. For now, I've sent a piece of linen. The offering may not seem small if you weigh it by my affection for you rather than by its price.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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