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p.harr.1.107 Anfang IV (?)

Letter of Besas via HGV-meta

Letter from Besas to his mother Maria asking for a cloak for Easter. A Christian private letter from Besas to his mother Maria, opening with a prayer to God the Father and the Paraclete Spirit for her health of body, spirit and soul. He asks her to write about her health, to send him a cloak for the Easter feast and to send his brother, and greets his father and brothers. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] τιμιωτάτῃ μου μητρὶ Μαρίᾳ Βησᾶς ἐν θεῶι πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαι τῷ πατρὶ θεῶι τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τῷ παρακλήτῳ πνεύματι ὡς σὲ διαφυλάξωσιν κατά τε ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα καὶ πνεῦμα, τῷ μὲν σώματι ὑγιείαν, τῷ δὲ πνεύματι εὐθυμίαν, τῇ δὲ ψυχῇ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. καὶ σὺ, ὃν ἐὰν εὕρῃς τὸν ἐρχόμενον πρὸς ἐμὲ, μὴ ὀκνήσῃς γράφειν μοι περὶ τῆς ὑγιείας σοῦ ὅπως ἀκούσας χαρῶ. μὴ οὖν ἀμελήσῃς πέμψαι μοι τὸ ἱμάτιον εἰς τὴν ἑορτὴν τοῦ Πάσχα, καὶ πέμψον μοι τὸν ἀδελφόν μου. ἀσπάζομαι τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου. ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις. [v] παρὰ Βησᾶτος.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my most honoured mother Maria, Besas, very many greetings in God. Before all else I pray to the Father, God of truth, and to the Paraclete Spirit, that they may preserve you in soul and body and spirit: health for your body, cheerfulness for your spirit, and eternal life for your soul. And you, whenever you find someone coming to me, do not hesitate to write to me about your health, so that I may rejoice on hearing of it. Do not neglect, then, to send me the cloak for the feast of Easter (Pascha), and send my brother to me. I greet my father and my brothers. I pray for your health for many years. [verso] From Besas.

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