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p.bad.2.35 16. Dez. 87Ptolemais Hermeiu (Thinites)
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Letter from Ioanna to Epagathos reproaching him for breaking an agreement. A private letter from a woman named Ioanna to Epagathos, reproaching him for breaking an agreement about a sum of 20 drachmas and its interest, and adding family requests, money matters and greetings. It is dated 16 December AD 87 and addressed to Ptolemais Hermeiou. machine translation
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- Privatbrief HGV-meta Ptolemais Hermeiu (Thinites)16. Dez. 87
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Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[v]
Ἰοάννη Ἐπαγάθῳ τῷ ἰδίῳ πλεῖστα χαίρειν·
οὐ καλῶς ἐποίησας ἅπαντα ὑπαλλάξας
καὶ παραβάς σου τὴν συνταγὴν τὴν
καὶ ἐπιδεξαμένην με κυρίαν εἶναι
δραχμῶν κ καὶ τῶν τόκων· ἄφες κεφάλαιόν με
ἴσχεσθαι· θαυμάζω, πῶς τὴν πίστιν
σου ἤλλαξαι. μὴ μʼ ἀναγκάσῃς
οὖν, θέλω ποιῆσαι καὶ ἐπὶ τόπων
διατρέψαι σε μηδὲ ἐπιστολιδίου μεκαπη ὁ τόκος· σῆμά ἐστιν
τοῦτο ἀγνωμοσύνης· ἐρεῖς δὲ καὶ Ταήσι,
ὅτι οὔπω θέλεις Ἐπάγαθον ἐλεύθερον
περιλαμβάνειν· Περιφεράγαθος
μὴ ἀμελήσῃ, ἐὰν δύνηται, ἡμῖν
ἐνέγκαι καὶ υἱὸν καὶ γλ…[…]
γίγνωσκε ἐλπίδα ἀνευρετικὸν ποιεῖν.
ἔρχου σὺν Ταήσι ἀστομάχητος, ἐὰν
ἀνέλθῃ. μὴ ἀμελήσῃς τὰ ἄλλα[…]να μοι ἐνέγκαι· γίγνωσκε […]
εἰσφέρειν δραχμὴν α καὶ Ἀνθοῦσαν ὀβολοὺς […]ὡς καὶ
Ταῆσιν· γίγνωσκε μὴ εἰληφέναι με
παρὰ Προσδοκίμου τὸν χαλκόν.
ἔνεγκον ἡμῖν κʼ οὐχὶ α. ἀσπάζεταί σε
Φεράγαθος καὶ Ταῆσιν καὶ Λῦσιν,
ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἀνθοῦσα. ἀσπάζου
Φιλάδελφον καὶ τοὺς αὐτοῦ πάντας.
ἔρρωσο, πρὸ πάντων σαυτοῦ ἐπιμελοῦ, ἵνα ὑγιαίνῃς.
ἔτους ζ Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Δομιτιανοῦ
Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ, Χοίακ ιθ.
[r]
εἰς Πτολεμαίδα τὴν Ἑρμείου·
[…]μοφύλακι ὥστε Ἐπαγάθῳ φέρειν.Translations (1)
[verso]
Ioanna to her own Epagathos, very many greetings.
You did not do well in changing everything and breaking your agreement, the one that also accepted me as owner (?) of 20 drachmas and the interest. Let me keep the capital. I am amazed how you changed your good faith. So do not force me; I want to act and also to shame you on the spot, not even [a little letter …] the interest. This is a sign of ingratitude. And you will tell Taesis too that you do not yet wish to embrace Epagathos as a free man. Let Pheragathos not neglect, if he can, to bring us both the son and […]. Know that hope makes one inventive (?). Come with Taesis without resentment, [if] she comes up. Do not neglect to bring me the other […]. Know […] to contribute 1 drachma, and Anthousa […] obols, [as also] Taesis. Know that I have not received the copper money from Prosdokimos. Bring us 20 and not 1. Pheragathos greets you and Taesis and Lysis; Anthousa greets you. Greet Philadelphos and all his people.
Farewell, and above all take care of yourself, so that you stay healthy.
Year 7 of Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Choiak 19.
[recto]
To Ptolemais Hermeiou; to the […]-guard, to be delivered to Epagathos.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 19330 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.bad;2;35 tier-1
- HGV-Text 19330 tier-1
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