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Letter from Anatolius to Sarapion via HGV-meta
Letter from Anatolios to his patron Sarapion excusing his delayed visit. A private letter from Anatolios, apparently a priest of Hermes, to his patron Sarapion, apologizing for not visiting. He cites his daughters' illnesses and his religious duties during the festival processions of the month Pharmouthi, and promises to come afterwards. machine translation
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- Letter from Anatolius to Sarapion HGV-meta Hermopolis (?)317
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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τῶι δεσπότηι μου Σαραπίωνι
Ἀνατόλιος χαίρειν.
οἶσθα ὡς εὔχομαι, κύριέ μου, καὶ κατʼ ὄψιν σε θεάσασθαι καὶ προσειπεῖν, ἅτε προστάτην ὄντα ἐμὸν καὶ προστατῶν τὸν ἀξιάγαστον· πολλάκις γοῦν προθυμούμενόν με καὶ ἐν ἔργωι,
τῆς ὥς σε ἀφίξεως ἐπεῖχον προφάσεις ἀπαραίτητοι, ἔνθεν μὲν τῶν θυγατέρων αἱ
νόσοι· ταύτας γάρ μοι θεῶν τις παρέσχε
κατʼ ἐπήρειαν, ἃς λύσειεν ὅμως· ἔνθεν δὲ
τῆς θρησκείας τοῦ φυλάττοντος θεοῦ Ἑρμοῦ
τὸ ἀπαραίτητον· ἐν ὁδῶι τοιγαροῦν ἤμην καὶ νῦν καλὴν καὶ ἁρμόττουσαν
τῷ σῶι ἀπαραιτήτωι ἤθει συνοδίαν
ἔχων, ἀποδημεῖν μέλλοντος τοῦ κυρίου μου ἀδελφοῦ Θεοφάνους τοῦ σοφοῦ
ὧι θαρρῶ …[…]… πολ[…]ωδ[…]… πανταχοῦ […]…δεσποτη[…]…ελ[…]ρ[…]…τι
…εως α[…]σχε[…] τῆς θρησκείας τῆς ἱερομηνίας τοῦ Φαρμοῦθι ἐνστάσης, ἐν ὧι
πολλαὶ καὶ συνεχεῖς κατὰ λόγον κωμασίαι
γίγνονται, αἷς παρεῖναι ἀναγκαῖον κατʼ ἀμφότερα, κατά τε τὴν περὶ τὸ θεῖον θεραπείαν καὶ τὸ κατὰ καιρὸν ἔχειν τὸν ἄριστον τῶν εὐχῶν τῶν ὑπὲρ τῆς σῆς ὑγιείας τε
καὶ δόξης. ἥξω δὲ θεῶν συνεργούντων
καὶ τὸ δύνασθαι παρεχόντων μετὰ τὸν
τῆς θρησκείας Φαρμοῦθι καιρόν. εὐδαιμονοίης διʼ ὅλου,
κύριέ μου, καὶ
θεοὶ δοῖεν ὅσα
σοι προσφιλῆ.
[v]
τῶι δεσπότηι Σαραπίωνι Ἀνατόλιος[…]Translations (1)
[recto]
To my master Sarapion, Anatolios, greetings.
You know, my lord, how I pray both to behold you face to face and to address you, since you are my patron and the admirable patron of patrons (?); often indeed, when I was eager to do so in deed as well, unavoidable reasons kept me from coming to you: on the one hand the illnesses of my daughters, for one of the gods sent these upon me out of spite, yet may he relieve them; on the other hand the unavoidable duty of worship of the guardian god Hermes. So I was on my way, and now too I have a fine companion on the journey, well suited to your unswerving character, since my lord brother Theophanes the wise is about to travel abroad, in whom I trust […] everywhere […] master […] the worship of the holy month of Pharmouthi being at hand, in which many continuous processions take place in due order, at which it is necessary to be present for both reasons, both for the service of the divine and in order to obtain at the right season the best of the prayers for your health and glory. I shall come, with the gods' help and if they grant me the ability, after the season of worship in Pharmouthi. May you prosper throughout, my lord, and may the gods grant you all that is dear to you.
[verso]
To my master Sarapion, Anatolios […]
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