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Brief der Eudaimonis an ihre Tochter Aline via HGV-meta

Letter from Eudaimonis to her daughter Aline. A private letter from Eudaimonis to her pregnant daughter Aline, wishing her a safe delivery of a son and reporting on household cloth-making, the difficulty of hiring workers, her other daughter Soueros having given birth, and family news. Probably from Hermopolis. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Εὐδαιμονὶς Ἀλίνηι τῆι θυγατρὶ χαίρειν. εὔχομαί σε πρὸ πάντων εὐκαίρως ἀποθέσθαι τὸ βάρος καὶ λαβεῖν φάσιν ἐπὶ ἄρρενος. τῆι κθ ἀνέπλευσας καὶ τῆι ἑξῆς κατέσπακα. μόγις ἔλαβον ἀπὸ τοῦ βαφέως τῆι ι τοῦ Ἐπείφ. συνεργάζομαι δὲ ταῖς παιδίσκαις σου κατὰ τὸ δυνατόν. οὐχ εὑρίσκω τὰς δυναμένας συνεργάζεσθαι ἡμῖν, ἅπασαι γὰρ ταῖς ἰδίαις κυρίαις ἐργάζονται. περιώδευσαν γὰρ οἱ ἡμῶν ὅλην τὴν πόλιν προσσπεύδοντες πλέον μισθόν. ἡ ἀδελφή σου Σουεροῦς ἀπέθετο τὸ βάρος. ἔγραψέ μοι Τεεῦς εὐχαριστοῦσα ὑμῖν, ὥστε, κυρία, ἔγνων ὅτι αἱ ἐντολαί μου μενοῦσι. πάντας γὰρ τοὺς αὑτῆς καταλείψασα συνεξώρμησέ σοι. ἀσπάζεταί σε ἡ μικρὰ καὶ προσκαρτερεῖ τοῖς μαθήμασι. ἴσθι δὲ ὅτι οὐ μέλλω θεῶι σχολάζειν, εἰ μὴ πρότερον ἀπαρτίσω τὸν υἱόν μου. εἰς τί μοι ἔπεμψας τὰς κ δραχμὰς, ὅτε οὐκ εὐκαιρῶ; ἤδη πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν ἔχω, ὅτι γυμνὴ μενῶ τὸν χειμῶνα. ἔρρωσο. Ἐπεὶφ κβ. ἡ γυνὴ Εὐδήμου ἀκίνητός μου ἐστὶν καὶ χάριν ἔχω αὐτῆι. [v] Ἀλίνηι θυγατρί

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Eudaimonis to Aline her daughter, greeting. I pray above all that you may lay down your burden in good time and receive news of a male child. On the 29th you sailed up and on the following day I finished drawing down (the wool). With difficulty I got (it) from the dyer on the 10th of Epeiph. I am working together with your slave girls as far as possible. I cannot find women who are able to work with us, for they are all working for their own mistresses. For our people went around the whole city pressing for higher pay. Your sister Soueros has laid down her burden. Teeus wrote to me thanking you, so that, lady, I know that my instructions will hold good. For she left all her own people and set out together with you. The little girl greets you and is persevering at her lessons. Know that I am not going to give my time to the god unless I first get my son settled. Why did you send me the 20 drachmas when I am not at leisure? Already I see before my eyes that I will remain naked through the winter. Farewell. Epeiph 22. The wife of Eudemos is steadfast toward me and I am grateful to her. [verso] To Aline her daughter

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