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p.brem.61 113 - 120Hermopolis (?)

Drei Briefe an Apollonios via HGV-meta

Three letters to Apollonios, strategos of the Apollonopolite Heptakomia. Three letters written on one sheet to Apollonios, strategos of the Apollonopolite Heptakomia: one from a woman (probably his wife Aline's relative or his sister) about a dispute over a chest with thieves, and short greetings from Chairas and Diskas expressing concern for his health. Dated to AD 113-120, probably from Hermopolis. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r,1] […]…… Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι πολλὰ χαίρειν. ἀσπάζομαί σε. ἀφʼ ἧς ἡμέρας ἐξῆλθον ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ ἐγενόμην ἐν τῶι Ἑρμοπολείτηι, κατελαβόμην τὸν στρατηγόν. ἐν …[…]οἱ κλῶπες ἠθέλησάν με ἐπισφραγίσασθαι τὰ ἐνόντα τῆι κίστηι ὀμνύουσαν περὶ τῆς τιμῆς. ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ πρότερον ἐβουλόμην ὀμόσαι ἢλημματίζεσθαι τὰ ἀργύρια εἰδυῖα ὅτι χωρὶς ἀπειλῆς στρατηγικῆς οὐδὲν […]οῦσι ἀλλʼ αὐτὸ μόνον μανιοκοπο[…]ας. πῶς δʼ ἔχεις; ἐγὼ δὲ ἀγωνιῶ καθʼ ἡμέραν, μὴ πάλιν νωθρὸς ᾖς. ἐπίστειλον δέ μοι περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας σου. πρὸ παντὸς γὰρ τὴν σωτηρίαν σου ἡγοῦμαι ἢ πάντα ἃ ἐπιζητῶ. οἶδα γὰρ πῶς με τιμᾶς καὶ μαρτυρῶ πολλάκις πᾶσι ἃ πεποίηκάς μοι. ἄσπασαι Ἀλίνην ἀδελφικῶς καὶ Εὐδαιμονίδα τὴν μητέρα καὶ τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου παιδία. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. Φαρμοῦθι ιϛ. οὐκ ἀγνοεῖς, πῶς πάλιν ὁ μωρὸς διενοχλεῖ μοι χάριν τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ μωραίνων καὶ οὐκ ἔχων σε τὸν ἐκτινάξοντα αὐτοῦ τὴν μωρίαν. μελησάτω σοι δέ, πῶς ἐὰν πέμψω σοι τὰ παιδία Παυσᾶν καὶ Κοττέρωτα περὶ ἐκείνου τοῦ πράγματος νουθετήσῃς καὶ ἐπὶ πέρας ἄξῃς. [r,2] Χαιρᾶς Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. ἀσπάζομαί σε πολλὰ καί σου προσδοκῶ ἀεὶ τὴν σωτηρίαν σου ἐπιστείλαντός μοι, πῶς ἔχεις. καὶ γὰρ ἀγωνιῶ πάντοτε, ἕως ἐπιστείλῃς μοι περὶ τῆς ὑγιείας σου. ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἡρώδης ἀδελφός. ἀσπάζομαι πάντας τοὺς φιλοῦντάς σε. ἐρρῶσθαί σε βούλομαι. Δισκᾶς Ἀπολωνίῳ τῷ κυρίῳ πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων ἀσπάζομαί σε καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ ὥραν παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Ἑρμῇ. ὡς οἶδας περὶ σοῦ νοσοῦντός σου ἀγωνιῶ, ἕως ἔλθω σοι ἀπαλλαγέντι σοι. ἐπίστασαι δὲ ὅτι ἐκτός σου μενῶ ἕνεκα ἐνεχύρων ἡμετέρων, ὧν τὴν σωτηρίαν σου πρώτην ἡγοῦμαι ἢ ἐμαυτοῦ. ἄσπασαι πάντας τοὺς φιλοῦντάς σε. ἔρρωσο, κύριε. [v] Ἀπολλωνίωι στρατηγῶι Ἀπολλωνοπολίτου ἑπτακωμίας

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[column 1] […] to Apollonios her brother, many greetings. I greet you. From the day I left you and came to the Hermopolite nome, I found the strategos. In […] the thieves wanted me to seal up (?) the contents of the chest, swearing about the value. But I did not want to swear before […] the money was recorded (?), knowing that without a threat from the strategos they do nothing […] but only rage madly (?) […]. How are you? I am anxious every day that you may again be sluggish (ill). Write to me about your health. For above everything I consider your health more important than all that I seek. For I know how you honour me, and I often testify to everyone what you have done for me. Greet Aline as a sister, and Eudaimonis our mother, and your children, may the evil eye spare them. I pray for your health. Pharmouthi 16. You are not unaware how the fool again troubles me on account of his mother, playing the fool, and not having you to shake off his folly. Take care, when I send you the slaves Pausas and Kotteros, to admonish them about that matter and bring it to an end. [column 2] Chairas to Apollonios his brother, greetings. I greet you warmly and always await news of your health, when you write to me how you are. For I am always anxious until you write to me about your health. Your brother Herodes greets you. I greet all who love you. I wish you good health. Diskas to Apollonios his lord, many greetings. Before all I greet you and make obeisance for you hourly before the lord Hermes. As you know, I am anxious about you while you are ill, until I come to you recovered. Know that I will stay away from you because of our pledges, though I consider your health above my own. Greet all who love you. Farewell, lord. [verso] To Apollonios, strategos of the Apollonopolite Heptakomia.

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