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Demand for repayment of loan via APIS-papyrus

Letter from Paulos and Apis demanding repayment of a loan from Horsoeis. A 4th-century AD letter in which Paulos and Apis urge Horsoeis to repay a debt of 100 talents to Dios, the bearer, in exchange for his written acknowledgement of debt, hinting that they could have handed the document to a soldier for collection. Horsoeis is also to tell Demetrios to send money he owes, with another veiled threat of soldiers. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Ὡροσόιτι ἀδελφῷ Παῦλος καὶ Ἆπις εὖ πράττειν. σπούδασον ἀποδοῦναι τὰ ἑκατὸν τάλαντα Δίῳ ληψόμενος παρʼ αὐτοῦ τὸ χειρόγραφόν σου μετὰ πάσης ἀσφαλείας. ἀλλʼ ὅρα μὴ ἀμελήσῃς ἀποδοῦναι αὐτῷ τὰ ἀργύρια ὧνλήψῃ τὸ χειρόγραφόν σου. καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἐδώκαμέν σου τὸ χειρόγραφον στρατιώτῃ ἵνα μὴ ἐνοχληθῇς. καὶ σὺ οὖν μὴ ἀμελήσῃς δοῦναι αὐτὰ Δίῳ τῷ ἀναδιδόντι σοι ταῦτά μου τὰ γράμματα. μετάδος δὲ Δημητρίῳ ὅτι σπούδασον πέμψαι τὰ ἀργύρια τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπεὶ ἐπίτροπος γέγονεν μὴ μεταπεμφθῇς ὑπὸ στρατιωτῶν κ[…] …[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] ἀπόδος Ὡρσόιτι παρὰ Ἄπιτος καὶ Παύλου

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To Horsoeis, brother, Paulos and Apis, greetings. Make haste to pay the 100 talents to Dios, receiving from him your note of hand with every security. But see that you do not neglect to pay him the money, for which you will receive your note of hand. For indeed we did not give your note of hand to a soldier, so that you would not be troubled. So you too, do not neglect to give it to Dios, who delivers this letter of mine to you. And inform Demetrios: make haste to send the man's money, since he has become a guardian (?), lest you be summoned by soldiers […] […] […] [verso] Deliver to Horsoeis from Apis and Paulos.

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