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p.herm.3 Hermopolis (?)
Letter from Anatolius to Ambrosius via HGV-meta
Letter of recommendation from Anatolios to Ambrosios for Theophanes. A letter of recommendation from Anatolios, a chief prophet, to the learned Ambrosios, praised as champion of Greek wisdom, introducing Theophanes, who is travelling to him and carrying Anatolios' greetings. It closes with a pagan blessing invoking Hermes Trismegistos and all the gods, and probably comes from Hermopolis. machine translation
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TM 21122.
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- Letter from Anatolius to Ambrosius HGV-meta Hermopolis (?)317
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
τῶι κυρίωι μου πανσόφῳ Ἀμβροσίωι
Ἀνατόλιος χαίρειν.
προσειπεῖν σε ἀναγκαῖον
τὸν τῆς τῶν Ἑλλήνων σοφίας προστάτην καὶ ἡμῖν ἡδὺν
καὶ χρηστόν· θεῶν δὲ ἔργον
παρασχέσθαι τὰς ἀφορμάς.
ηὐτύχηται γοῦν μοι τὸ τυχεῖν τοῦ ἀρίστου τῶν ἀνδρῶν
τοῦ κυρίου μου ἀδελφοῦ Θεοφάνους, ἥκοντος ὡς ὑμᾶς
καὶ τὴν παρʼ ἐμοῦ πρόσρησιν κομίζοντος. ἀμφότερα γὰρ
[…]…α καὶ ὁ προσάγων
καὶ ὁ ἀποδεχόμενος· ὁ γὰρ
[…]ω ἀσπάζομαι τὸ δυνατὸν ὑμῶν ἀμφοτέρων
ὄφελος. προσαγόρευε
τὸν φίλον μου ἀδελφὸν
[…]θωνα. εὐδαίμονά σε
δοῖεν αὐτός τε
ὁ τρισμέγιστος
Ἑρμῆς καὶ οἱ
θεοὶ πάντες διὰ
τέλους εἶναι.
[v]
τῶι πανσόφῳ Ἀμβροσίωι Ἀνατόλιος ἀρχιπροφήτης.Translations (1)
[recto]
To my lord, the all-wise Ambrosios, Anatolios, greetings.
It is necessary to address you, the champion of the wisdom of the Hellenes, who is to us also pleasant and good; but it is the work of the gods to provide the occasions.
It has indeed been my good fortune to meet the best of men, my lord brother Theophanes, who is coming to you and bringing my greeting. For both [...] he who introduces and he who receives; for he [...] I greet, the power (?) of you both [...] benefit. Greet my friend and brother [...]thon. May thrice-great Hermes himself and all the gods grant that you be fortunate to the end.
[verso]
To the all-wise Ambrosios, Anatolios, chief prophet.
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