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Lettre d'affaires de Lucretius à Ammonianos via HGV-meta

Letter from the veteran Lucretius to his son Ammonianos about collecting rents at Tanis. A business letter from the veteran Lucretius to his son Ammonianos and his brothers, urging them to make sure rents in grain owed by Petiris at Tanis are collected and asking Ammonianos to come and manage affairs so Lucretius can travel. The verso carries the address and a short account of payments to workmen drawing water. It dates to the 2nd century AD, probably from the Arsinoite nome. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Λουκρήτιος Ἀμμωνιανῷ σὺν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς πολλὰ χαίρειν. γινώσκειν ὑμᾶς θέλω ὅτι οὐ δύνομαι καταλεῖψαι τὰ ὧδε καὶ ἀναβῆναι, ἐὰν μὴ ἔλθῃς καὶ τηρήσῃς τὰ ὧδε. πᾶν ποίησον ἵνα Θερμοῦθις ἀπέλθῃ εἰς Τᾶνιν καὶ γοργεύσητε ἕως λάβῃ τὰ ἐκφόρια.Πετῖρις τεσσαράκοντα τρεῖς ἀρτάβας ὀφείλει μγ καὶ τὰς τῶν δέκα ἀρουρῶν πυροῦ ἀρτάβας μ ἐν τῷ μέτρῳ ὑμῶν τῷ ματίῳ ἔχει ἐν Τάνει. καὶ Νεφωτιανὸν ἐρώτησον ἵνʼ ἀπέλθῃ μετὰ Θερμουθίου ἕως παραλάβῃ. ἐὰν ἴδῃς ὅτι ἐκπλέξαι οὐ δύνῃ, κατάλαβέ με ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀναβήσομαι καὶ μίσθωσαι συντίμησαι τὸν καρπόν. ἐὰν δύνῃ με καταλαβεῖν, καὶ ἐγὼ ἀναβήσωμαι· μὴ ἀμελήσῃς καταβῆναι, καὶ γράψον περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν. εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν σὺν τοῖς τέκνοις καὶ τῶν σῶν ἁπάντων οὓς ἐρρῶϲθαι εὔχομαι. [v] ἀπόδος Ἀμμωνιανῷ ἀπὸ Λουκρητίου οὐετρανοῦ πατρὶ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Γαμικῖτος Λικινίου ιη ἀντλοῦντες ἐργάται δ δραχμαὶ δ τετρώβολον ιη ἀντλοῦντες[…] ιη ἀντλοῦντες[…] ιηἀντλοῦντες[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Lucretius to Ammonianos, together with his brothers, many greetings. I want you to know that I cannot leave things here and go up unless you come and look after things here. Do everything so that Thermouthis goes off to Tanis, and press hard until he receives the rents. Petiris owes 43 artabas, 43, and the 40 artabas of wheat for the ten arouras, in your matia measure; he has them in Tanis. And ask Nephotianos to go with Thermouthis until he takes delivery. If you see that you cannot settle it, come and find me, so that I will go up and hire, and assess the crop. If you can come to me, I too will go up. Do not neglect to come down, and write about your welfare. I pray that you are well with the children, and all of yours, whom I pray to be in good health. [verso] Deliver to Ammonianos from Lucretius, veteran, his father, at the house of Gamikis son of Likinios. 18th: drawing water, 4 workmen, 4 drachmas 4 obols 18th: drawing water […] 18th: drawing water […] 18th: drawing water […]

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Found at Arsinoite nome

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