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p.amh.2.143 IV
Letter of Plution via HGV-meta
Letter from Plution to his master about sowing, fodder and irrigation. A private letter from Plution, probably a farm manager or tenant, urging his master to come the next day because a field is ready for sowing, the oxen lack fodder and water is available to irrigate a large plot. He sends via the messenger Saas two old ploughshares to be reforged into one, and some vegetables. It dates to the 4th century AD. machine translation
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Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Greek
Transcription
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Πλουτίων.
μὴ ἀμελήσῃς ἐν τῇ αὔριον
ἀπαντῆσαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ὁ γὰρ
ἀγρὸς Ἀβίου ἐξῆλθεν εἰς σπορὰν καὶ τροφεῖα οὐκ ἔνι τοῖς
βουσί. εἶπον γὰρ τῷ Ἰσάκ, δεῖ κέρμα, καὶ λέγει, οὐκ ἔχω· καὶ τούτων
χάριν ἀπέστειλα Σαᾶν πρὸς
σὲ ὅπως μὴ ἐνεδρευθῇ
τὰ γράμματα. ἀπέστειλα
διὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ Σαᾶ ὑνία
δύο παλαιὰ ἵνα γένωνται
ἓν καλόν, ἐποίησα γὰρ ἄλλο
ἄροτρον καινόν. μὴ θελήσῃς οὖν, κύριε, μεῖναι ἐκτὸς ἡμῶν αὔριον διὰ τὴν
ἀφορμὴν τοῦ ὕδατος
ἵνα δυνωθῶμεν
ποτίσαι τὸν μέγαν κλῆρον. ἀπέστειλά σοι
ὀλίγα λάχανα διὰ Σαᾶ.
ἐρρῶσθαί σʼ εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις,
δέσποτα.Translations (1)
[...]
Plution.
Do not neglect to come to us tomorrow, for the field of Abios has come up for sowing and there is no fodder for the oxen. For I said to Isak, "Money is needed," and he says, "I have none." And for this reason I sent Saas to you, so that the letter would not be intercepted (?). I have sent by the same Saas two old ploughshares so that they may be made into one good one, for I have made another new plough. So, lord, do not decide to stay away from us tomorrow, because of the opportunity of the water, so that we may be able to irrigate the large allotment. I have sent you a few vegetables by Saas.
I pray for your health for many years, master.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 33623 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.amh;2;143 tier-1
- HGV-Text 33623 tier-1
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