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D’Elias: le canal de Latopolis via HGV-meta
Letter from Elias to the pagarch Papas about work on the canal of Latopolis. Letter from Elias, a notary, to Papas, pagarch of Apollonopolis Ano (Edfu), about supplying workmen to clean and dig out a canal near Latopolis on the orders of the amir. He acknowledges the district's shortage of men but urges the work be finished, and complains that Papas's tax payment has not arrived. machine translation
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Transcription
[r]
† τὰ γραφέντα μοι παρὰ τῆς μεγαλοπρεποῦς ὑμῶν ἀδελφότητος ἐδεξάμην[…]παραδοθῆναι εἰς τὴν διώρυγα τῆς Λάτων, γεγράφηκα[…]
δυνατὸν ὅλους παραχωρῆσαι καὶ ἄν τὸ ἥμισυ εἰ δὲ μὴ[…]
οἶδα τὴν στένωσιν καὶ λειψανδρίαν τῆς παγαρχίας ὑμῶν[…]
ἐπιτρέψῃ· καὶ ὁ δεσπότης ἡμῶν ὁ πανεύφημος ἀμιρᾶς[…]
πάντα ποιῆσαι εἰς σύστασιν τῶν δημοσίων[…]τῷ
εἰρημένῳ πανευφήμῳ ἀνδρὶ […]
[…]…[…]…[…]εἴτε εἰς τὴν ἀνακάθαρσιν εἴτε εἰς τὴν ἀνώρυξιν
τοῦ ὑπολοίπου, ἵνα μετὰ σπουδῆς πρὸ τῶν δημοσίων τὸ τοιοῦτο ἔργον τελειωθῇ, καὶ ἀναχωρήσῃ ἕκαστος
εἰς τὸν ἴδιον κάματον. λοιπὸν μὴ κοπώθητε μαθεῖν ἀκριβῶς τὸν σκοπὸν αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὐκ ἀνατρεπτέον
λόγον ἐξερχόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ περὶ συστάσεως δημοσίων. λοιπὸν ἐὰν θέλετε μαθεῖν
τὸ μέρος ὑμῶν, καὶ συνάξητε πολλοὺς ἄνδρας καὶ τελειώσατε τοῦτο καὶ ἀναχωρήσῃ ἕκαστος εἰς τὰ ἴδια.
ἰδοὺ εἶπον τῷ Μηνασίῳ τοῦτο· παρασκευάσατε[…]θαυμάζω δὲ πῶς μέχρι νῦν οὐ κατέλαβεν
ἡ καταβολὴ ὑμῶν. λοιπὸν ἐὰν μήπω τ[…]εὐθέως πέμψατε αὐτὴν καὶ ἄρξασθε εἰς τὴν
δευτέραν † μηνὶ Μεχὶρ ζ ἰνδικτίονος ια †
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τῷ τὰ πάντα περιβλέπτῳ καὶ τιμιωτάτῳ ἀδελφῷ Παπᾷ σύν Θεῷ παγάρχῳ Ἀπόλλωνος Ἄνω † Ἡλίας νοτάριος †Translations (1)
[recto]
† I have received what was written to me by your magnificent brotherhood […] to be handed over (?) for the canal of Latopolis (?), I have written […] possible to release all of them, or at least half; but if not […] I know the hardship and the shortage of manpower of your pagarchy […] may permit; and our master the most renowned amir […] to do everything for the securing of the public taxes […] to the said most renowned man […] […] whether for the cleaning or for the digging out of the remainder, so that with zeal, before the public taxes (?), such work may be completed, and each may go back to his own labour. So do not grudge the trouble of learning exactly his intention, that a word coming out of his mouth about the securing of the public taxes is not to be overturned. So if you wish to learn your share, gather many men and complete this, and let each go back to his own affairs. See, I told Menasios this: prepare […] I am surprised how until now your payment has not arrived. So if not yet […] send it at once and begin on the second (instalment?). † Month Mecheir 7, indiction 11 †
[verso]
[To the in all respects admirable and most honourable brother] Papas, by God's grace pagarch of Upper Apollonos. † Elias, notary †
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 39087 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.apoll;;26 tier-1
- HGV-Text 39087 tier-1
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