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De Platon: reproches de négligence et envoi d’un travailleur via HGV-meta
Letter from Platon to the pagarch Papas sending a workman. Letter from Platon to Papas, the pagarch, reproaching him for not acting on the orders of the amir and the lords, and announcing that he has sent a workman. Platon asks for confirmation of receipt and offers to send women too if wanted. machine translation
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Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
† μέμνημαι κελευσθεὶς ἐκ τοῦ δεσπότου ἡμῶν τοῦ πανευφήμου ἀμιρᾶ[…]
οὐκ ἐζήτησεν ἡ ὑμετέρα θεοφύλακτος ἀδελφότης πρὸς τὴν κέλευσιν τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν·
οὐ δύναμαι παρακοῦσαι τὰς κελεύσεις τῶν δεσποτῶν· ἐπιθυμητέον οὖν· ἰδοὺ τὸν ἐργάτην
ἔπεμψα ὑμῖν, καὶ γράψατέ μοι ὅτι τοῦτον ἐδέξασθε· καὶ ἐὰν θέλετε καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας
καὶ πέμπω αὐτάς. ἀσπάζομαι τοὺς θεοφυλάκτους ὑμᾶς διὰ τοῦ γράμματος †
[v]
† τῷ ἀδελφῷ Παπᾷ τῷ μεγίστῳ κόμετι πολιτευομέῳ καὶ παγάρχῳ † Πλάτων †Translations (1)
[recto]
† I remember being ordered by our lord the most praiseworthy amir […] your God-protected brotherliness did not seek (?) in accordance with the order of our lords. I cannot disobey the orders of the lords; it must therefore be desired (?). See, I have sent you the workman, and write to me that you have received him. And if you want the women too, I will send them as well. I greet you, God-protected ones, through this letter. †
[verso]
[† To my] brother Papas, the most great comes, politeuomenos and pagarch, † Platon [†]
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- TM-Text 39101 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.apoll;;40 tier-1
- HGV-Text 39101 tier-1
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