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p.cair.zen.3.59495 Mitte III v.Chr.Philadelphia? (Arsinoites)

Letter to Zenon from Petenouris and Samoys via HGV-meta

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Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Ζήνωνι χαίρειν Πετενοῦρις Σαμῶυς οἱ ὑοφορβοί. δεόμεθα οὖν σου, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς· ὧν γὰρ ἡμάρτομεν τετιμωρήμε θα· οὐθεὶς γὰρ ἀναμάρτητός ἐστιν· ἵνα μὴ τὰ ἱερεῖαἱερα καταφθαρῇκαταθφαρῇκατα φθαρῇ ἡμῶν ἐγδεόντων. σὺ οὖν πεῖραν λαβὲ ἡμῶν. γινώ σκεις ἀφʼ οὗ ἥκαμεν ἤδη τρίτη ἡμέρα ἐστίν· οὐκ ἀφιεῖς ἡμᾶς ἐργάζεσθαι ἢ ἀπελθεῖν ἐπὶ τὰ ἱερεῖαἱερε͂α, ἵνα μὴ παραπόληται ἡμῶνἡμωι ἐν φυλακῆι ὄντων. οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν τῶν δεόντων οὐθέν, ἀλλὰ παραπολλύμεθα ὧδε. σὺ οὖν ἐπίσκεψαι εἴ σοι δοκεῖ ἀφεῖναι. οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν οὐθένα κύριον ἀλλὰ σέ. πρὸς σὲ οὖν καταφυγγάνομεν, ἵνα ἐλεημοσύνης τύχωμεν. εὐτύχει.

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