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La lettre de Dios à Eutychidès via HGV-meta
Letter from Dios to Eutychides on friendship and his troubles. A private letter from Dios to his friend Eutychides, opening with a long reflection on true friendship being shown by deeds rather than words. Dios explains he has been caught up in many troubles he dares not describe, hopes the god will grant him victory through his friend's help, and wishes Eutychides a safe return to his beloved city. Probably 2nd century AD. machine translation
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- La lettre de Dios à Eutychidès HGV-meta unbekanntII (?)
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· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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Δῖος Εὐτυχίδηι τῶι τιμιωτάτωι χαίρειν.
ἐπίστασαι ὅτι οὐ διὰ λόγων αἱ φιλίαι δείκνυνται ἀλλὰ διʼ ἔργων
καὶ μάλιστα ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους φιλία φανερά ἐστιν ἀμφοῖν καὶ
πλείστοις ἀνθρώποις ἡ διʼ ἔργων.
καὶ αὕτη γε ἀξιόλογός ἐστι καὶ
θεοφιλὴς καὶ ἅπασιν ἀνθρώποις
ἐπαινετή, ὅτι δὴ τοὺς συνήθεις
αὕτη ἀποκατέστησεν ὥστε φιλεῖσθαι ὑπʼ ἀλλήλων· οὐδὲν γὰρ
μεῖζόν ἐστιν οὐδὲ ἐράσμιον
οὐδὲ ἡμερώτατον οὐδὲ ἀπολαυστότερόν ἐστιν ἢ ἡ τοιαύτη φιλία ἐν τῶι ἀνθρωπίνωι
βίωι. ἐγὼ μὲν δὴ διὰ βραχέων
λόγων ἐρῶ σοι τὰ μέχρι νῦν.
γινώσκειν δέ σε βούλομαι
ὅτι οὔποτε ὤκνησα πρός σε γράφειν κ[…]……ις τῆς ἡμέρας
ὡς οἷόν τʼ ἐστιν ἐπιστέλλειν.
ἐγενόμην γὰρ ἐν θορύβοις πολλοῖς οὓς οὐκ ἄν σοι τολμήσαιμι
ἀδεῶς λέγειν ἵνα μὴ ἀτόπως
διηγήσωμαι. οἶμαι δέ σε ἀκηκοέναι· εἰς γὰρ πλείστους ἐξίτηλα ταῦτα ἦλθε. καὶ ἐὰν ὁ θεὸς ἐθέλῃ,
νίκην διὰ σὲ δώσει μοι, ἀποσκιδνάσας τὴν περὶ ἐμὲ ταραχὴν σέ
τε φυλάξας μοι καὶ ἀγαγὼν εἰς
τὴν προσφιλεστάτην σου πόλιν
ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, φίλτατε
Φαμενὼθ ιϛ
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[…]λογιωι ἀπὸ ΔίουTranslations (1)
[recto]
Dios to Eutychides, most honoured, greetings.
You know that friendships are shown not through words but through deeds, and above all the friendship of two people for each other is made plain to both of them and to very many people when it is shown through deeds. And such friendship is indeed remarkable, dear to the gods and praised by all people, since it is this that has brought companions to the point of being loved by one another; for nothing is greater, nor more lovely, nor gentler, nor more enjoyable than such friendship in human life. I shall tell you in few words how things stand up to now. I want you to know that I have never hesitated to write to you […] of the day, as far as it is possible to send letters. For I have been in many troubles, which I would not dare to tell you freely, so as not to relate them unfittingly. But I think you have heard; for these things have become known to very many people. And if the god wills, he will give me victory through you, scattering the turmoil around me, keeping you safe for me and bringing you to your most beloved city.
I pray for your health, dearest.
Phamenoth 16.
[verso]
To […]logios, from Dios.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 27544 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.david;;14 tier-1
- HGV-Text 27544 tier-1
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