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p.grenf.2.91 VI - VIIThebais
Letter from Abraamios, Apa Menas and Kalapesios to Bishop Petros abroad. A Christian letter from Abraamios, Apa Menas and Kalapesios to their spiritual father, Bishop Petros, who is living away from home. They rejoice at news that he has found a good place and care, pray for his safe return, and pass on greetings from the doorkeeper Ioak. It dates to the 6th-7th century AD and comes from the Thebaid. machine translation
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TM 38222.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta ThebaisVI - VII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
† πρὸ πάντων γράφω προσκυνῶν καὶ ἀσπαζόμενος τὰ τίμια ἴχνη τῶν ποδῶν τῆς ὑμετέρας
πατρικῆς ἁγιωσύνης καὶ εὐχόμενος αὐτὴν ὑγιαίνειν ἐπὶ μήκιστον χρόνον ὑπερευχομένην
ἡμῶν ἀναξίων ὄντων ὑμῶν. μαθόντες δὲ ἐκ τῶν γραμμάτων ὑμῶν τὴν ὑγίειαν ὑμῶν καὶ τὴν
κατάστασιν ἐπλήσθημεν χαρᾶς δίοτι ἡσύχως ηὕρατε καλὸν τόπον καὶ τὴν θεραπείαν
ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐ παυόμεθα εὐχόμενοι νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν ὑπὲρ τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν ἕως οὗ ὁ θὲος
ἐνέγκῃ ὑμᾶς ἐνταῦθα καὶ αὐτοπροσώπως προσκυνήσωμεν τοὺς πόδας ὑμῶν. καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἐὰν
ἔστε ἐπὶ ξένης διπλοῦν μισθὸν ἀποδίδωσι ὑμῖν ὁ θεὸς δεσπότης. πολλὰ δὲ προσκυνεῖ ὑμᾶς Ἰουὰκ
ὁ θυρωρὸς ὁ ὑμέτερος δοῦλος. † ἡ ἁγία τριάς. †
[v]
† δεσπότῃ ἡμῶν τῷ πάντων ἁγιωτάτῳ καὶ ὁσιωτάτῳ πατρὶ πνευματικῷ ἀββᾷ Πέτρῳ ἐπισκόπῳ
† Ἀβραάμιος ἄπα Μηνᾶς καὶ
† Καλαπήσιος ὑμέτεροι δοῦλοι. †Translations (1)
[recto]
† Before all else I write, doing obeisance to and kissing the precious footprints of your fatherly holiness, and praying that it may be in health for a very long time, praying on behalf of us, who are unworthy of you. Having learned from your letter of your health and your situation, we were filled with joy, because you have peacefully found a good place and your care, and we do not cease praying night and day for your safety until God brings you here and we may in person do obeisance at your feet. For indeed, even if you are abroad, God the Lord repays you a double reward. Ioak the doorkeeper, your servant, does much obeisance to you. † The Holy Trinity. †
[verso]
† To our master, the all-most-holy and most pious spiritual father, Abba Petros, bishop,
† Abraamios, Apa Menas and
† Kalapesios, your servants. †
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 38222 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.grenf;2;91 tier-1
- HGV-Text 38222 tier-1
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