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p.freib.4.56 I - II
Private Letter via HGV-meta
Letter from Herakleides to Helene about cutting reeds. A private letter from Herakleides to Helene explaining that he fell ill after leaving her and cannot come down. He asks her to have the reed crop cut, paying the workers' wages in advance until his arrival, and to send him workers to carry down the ropes needed. machine translation
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TM 24901.
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- Private Letter HGV-meta unbekanntI - II
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Greek
Transcription
[r]
Ἡρακλείδης Ἑλένηι χαίρειν
ἐπεὶ τῇ η ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐνωθρευσάμην καὶ οὐκ ἰσχύω κατελθεῖν,
εὖ ποιήσεις προνοήσασα κοπῆναι τὸ καλαμίδιον προχρήσασα τοὺς
μισθοὺς μέχρι οὗ κατέλθω. καὶ πέμψον μοι τοὺς
καρπώνας ἵνα κατενέγκωσί σοι τὰ αὐτάρκη σχοινία. ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας[…]
[v]
Ἑλένηι ἀπὸ ἩρακλείδουTranslations (1)
[recto]
Herakleides to Helene, greetings.
Since on the 8th, after leaving you, I became unwell and am not strong enough to come down, please take care that the reed-crop is cut, advancing the wages until I come down. And send me the fruit-gatherers (?) so that they may bring down to you the necessary ropes. From Alexandria […]
[verso]
To Helene from Herakleides
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 24901 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.freib;4;56 tier-1
- HGV-Text 24901 tier-1
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