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p.abinn.16 346 - 351Philadelphia? (Arsinoites)

Letter from Sabicas to Abinnaeus about craftsmen sent to cut timber. Letter from Sabicas, a praepositus, to Flavius Abinnaeus, commander at Dionysias, sending two craftsmen to cut timber for the works of the military unit (vexillatio) and asking him to assist and protect them. He also asks for 15 modii of natron and capers listed in a note to be sent quickly. It belongs to the Abinnaeus archive, AD 346-351. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἀβιννέῳ Σαβικᾶς πραιπόσιτος χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαι τῷ κυρίῳ περὶ τῆς ὁλοκληρίας σου. γιγνώσκειν σε θέλω, ἄδελφε, διὰ τοὺς χαλκεῖς. ἀπέστειλά σοι δὲ τοὺς διαφέροντάς μοι ……ωναν καὶ Παενβοῦν τεχνίτας πρὸς τὴν ἐκκοπὴν τῶν ξύλων ἵνα δυνασθῶσιν τὰ ἔργα τῆς Βιξιλλατίωνος ἐκτελέσαι. γράφω σοι δὲ βοηθείαν παρασχεῖν αὐτοῖς πρὸς τὴν ἐκκοπὴν τῶν ξύλων καὶ μή τινα ἐπιτρέψῃς βίαν αὐτοῖς ποιεῖν ἀλλὰ μετὰ πάσης τιμῆς καὶ εὐταξίας, μάλιστα δὲ προσχαριζόμενος ἐμοὶ τὰ μέγιστα, καὶ ἀντίγραψον περὶ ὧν βούλῃ. τὸ πιττάκιον ὃ ἔδωκας νίτρου μοδίους δεκαπέντε καὶ καππαρίων ὁσονδήποτε ἐποίησας εἰς πιττάκιον ἀπόστειλόν μοι αὐτὰ ἐν τάχει. et te per multos annos bene valere.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
To my lord brother Abinnaeus, Sabicas, praepositus, greetings. Before all else I pray to the Lord for your health. I want you to know, brother, about the coppersmiths (?). I have sent you my men […]onas and Paenbous, craftsmen, for the cutting of the timber, so that they may be able to complete the works of the Vexillatio. I write to you to give them help with the cutting of the timber, and do not allow anyone to do them violence, but (treat them) with all honour and good order, above all doing me the greatest favour; and write back about whatever you wish. The note (pittakion) which you gave: fifteen modii of natron and as many capers as you put in the note, send them to me quickly. (Latin) And (I pray) that you be well for many years.

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Found at Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

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