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p.alex.giss.38 Apollonopolites Heptakomias
Letter to the strategos Apollonios about agreed terms. Fragmentary letter addressed to Apollonios, strategos of the Apollonopolite Heptakomia nome, concerning terms (haireseis) that had been offered and a request to act with magnanimity toward certain people. The writer expresses surprise, discusses being persuaded to abide by the given terms, and closes with greetings dated Hathyr 23. machine translation
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Transcription
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[…]κορωι προσκ[…]…[…]…[…]
[…]… ἐθαύμασα εἰ ἐγὼ βουλόμενος
[…]… μηδέν σε λανθάνειν ἐξ
[…]…ς δὲ νῦν ἐπιπεισθῆναι καὶ
παραμένειν ταῖς δοθείσαις αἱρέσεσι
[…]… μέμψιν εἰμί σοι, καίτοι οὐδη…ν
[…]… ὃ εἰρήκειν ἀλλʼ ἀσφαλοῦς ἀνθρώπου ἔργον ἐστὶν ἐὰν καταμάθῃ …ις
[…] ὀνόματι ἡ αἵρεσις ἐδίδοτο
[…] ἄξιον διστάξαι χωρὶς σοῦ τὸ με[…]ιμης ἐκφ…ρ[…]ν… νῦν δεο…[…]
[…]…ω που ἐνδεήσαντος εἰς
[…]ὀφείλοντα κα[…]ἄνθρωπον
[…]ενος μετὰ γνώμης σου τὸ
[…]ς αὐτῶι διδόναι. ὅτι δὲ α[…]οίων ἀφορμῶν φέρεται, ουκαι…ου κτήτορες οἱ θεοί. ἄμεινον γὰρ ἐμοῦ
οἶδας τὸ μεγαλόψυχον ὃ ἔδει καὶ, εἰ
μὴ ἐνῆν, πρός γε τοιούτους διαφυλάξαι. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, τιμιώτατε Ἀπολλώνιε,
μετὰ τῶν ἀβασκάντων.
[…]…ρ…ου Ἁθὺρ κγ.
[v]
Ἀπολλωνίωι στρατηγῶι Ἀπολλωνοπολίτου Ἑπτακωμίας.[…]Translations (1)
[recto]
[...]
[...] ... [...] ... [...]
[...] I was surprised if I, wishing
[...] that nothing should escape you from
[...] but now to be persuaded and
[to abide] by the terms given
[...] I am (?) to blame in your eyes, although not ...
[...] which I had said; but it is the task of a cautious man, if he learns ...
[...] in the name the terms were given
[...] worth hesitating without you ... [...] now ... [...]
[...] somewhere, having been in need, into
[...] owing [...] man
[...] with your consent to
[...] give to him. But that [...] resources he is borne (?) ... the gods are owners. For you know better than I the magnanimity which one ought, even if
it were not possible, to preserve at least towards such people. I pray for your health, most honoured Apollonios,
together with your children, whom may the evil eye not touch.
[...] Hathyr 23.
[verso]
To Apollonios, strategos of the Apollonopolite Heptakomias [...]
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- TM-Text 27560 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.alex.giss;;38 tier-1
- HGV-Text 27560 tier-1
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