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p.herm.16 V
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Letter to a bishop interceding for a married presbyter. Fragment of a Christian letter from Hermopolis, 5th century AD, addressed to a high-ranking cleric, probably a bishop, addressed as 'most holy father'. The writer pleads for a presbyter who married long ago and cannot divorce his wife, asking that he be granted a ruling allowing him to return to his post. machine translation
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Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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Transcription
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πρεσβύτερον καὶ συγχώρησον αὐτῷ[…]λ[…]
τύπου ?, ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ὀλίγως θλίβεται· μὴ ἀποτύχω οὖν τῆς ἐμῆς παρακλήσεως.
πρὸ πολλοῦ γὰρ τοῦ χρόνου ἔλαβεν τὴν ἐλευθέραν αὐτοῦ καὶ, ὡς νομίζω, οὐ δύναται
ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτήν. παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς σπλαγχνίσαι ὑπὲρ τῆς αὐτοῦ ταλαιπωρίας
καὶ δοῦναι αὐτῷ τύπον τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ· τὸ δὲ πλεῖστόν μου τῶν γραμμάτων,
προσκυνῶ τὰ ἴχνη τῆς ὑμετέρας πατρικῆς δεσποτείας ἄχρι θέας, δέσποτα, ἁγιώτατε πάτερ.†Translations (1)
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[…] the priest (presbyter) and grant [him] […] a ruling (?), since he is in no small distress. So let me not fail in my request.
For long ago he took his wife, and, as I believe, he cannot put her away. I therefore beg you to have compassion for his wretchedness and to give him a ruling allowing him to enter his place. And, as the chief point of my letter, I make obeisance to the footsteps of your fatherly lordship until I see you, master, most holy father. †
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 35414 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.herm;;16 tier-1
- HGV-Text 35414 tier-1
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