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Letter from Megas to Olympius via HGV-meta
Letter from Megas to Olympios about buying gold solidi. A private letter of the 4th century AD from Megas to Olympios, reproaching him for not reporting on his health and his business at Sarbittion. Megas tells him to convert all his money into gold solidi and to come down to him safely before winter. machine translation
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- Letter from Megas to Olympius HGV-meta unbekanntIV
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Μέγας Ὀλυμπίῳ χαίρειν.
θαυμάζω πῶς
ἐπελάθου τῶν ἐμῶν
ἐντολῶν, ὧν πολλάκις σοι κατʼ ὄψιν ἐνετειλάμην, περὶ τοῦ
συνεχῶς μοι δηλῶσαι πρῶτον μὲν περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας σου,
ἔπειτα περὶ πάντων
ὧν ἔπραξας ἐν Σαρβιττίῳ, εἰδὼς ὅτι οὐ μικρῶς
ἀγωνιῶ. καίτοι γε πολλῶν κατερχομένων
πρὸς ἐμέ καὶ ἂν νῦν οὖν
πάντα ὑπερθέμενος γράψον μοι περὶ πάντων τῶν
κατὰ σὲ καὶ ἀσφαλῶς πάντα ποίει καὶ ἐὰν εὕρῃς ὁλοκοττίνους ἀγοράσαι, ὅλον
τὸ ἀργύριον ἀγόρασον, ἵνα
εὐχερῶς κατέλθῃς μετʼ αὐτῶν πρός με. φιλονί
κησον μέντοι γε πάντα διοικῆσαι καλῶς καὶ ἀσφαλῶς
καὶ οὕτως κατελθεῖν πρὸς ἐμὲ
πρὸ τοῦ χειμῶνος.
ἐρρῶσθαι, δέσποτα,
σὲ εὔχομαι.Translations (1)
Megas to Olympios, greetings.
I am surprised that you have forgotten my instructions, which I often gave you face to face, about informing me continually, first of all about your well-being, then about everything you have done in Sarbittion, knowing that I am not a little anxious. And indeed, though many people come down to me... So now, putting everything aside, write to me about all your affairs, and do everything safely. And if you find solidi to buy, buy them with all the money, so that you may come down to me easily with them. Do your utmost, however, to manage everything well and safely, and so come down to me before the winter.
I pray for your health, master.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 33470 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.herm;;11 tier-1
- HGV-Text 33470 tier-1
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