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p.jena.1.4 V - VI
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Letter from Timotheos to a mesites requesting a messenger for gold collection. A business letter from Timotheos to a mesites (intermediary) named Al[…], asking him once again to send a symmachos (courier or messenger) needed for two days in connection with the collection of gold from villagers. Timotheos mentions that he has sent two donkey-loads of wood. Late Antique Egypt, 5th-6th century AD. machine translation
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TM 35208.
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Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
παρά.
καθὼς παρεκάλησα τὴν σὴν θαυμασιότητα ὥστε ἀποστεῖλαι
τὸν σύμμαχον εἴσω δύο ἡμερῶν χάριν τοῦ χρυσίου, ὅτι οἱ κωμῆται
ἀφορμάροι ἦσαν· καὶ ἔταξας αὐτόν· οὐκ ἦλθεν. καὶ ἂν νῦν τοῦτον
ἀπόστειλον, ἐπειδὴ χρεία αὐτοῦ ἐστιν πρὸς δύο ἡμέρας. καὶ γὰρ
ἀναλαμβάνω αὐτὸν καὶ τὸ καλίκιον αὐτῷ δίδωμι. ἀλλὰ μὴ ἀμελήσῃς τοῦτον ἀποστεῖλαι. καὶ ἀπέστειλα τῇ σῇ θαυμασιότητι
ξύλου γομάρια δύο καλά. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.
[v]
[…] τῷ θαυμασιωτάτῳ καὶ ἐναρέτῳ ἀδελφῷ Ἀλ…[…]
μεσίτῃ παρὰ Τιμοθέου.Translations (1)
[recto]
From […].
As I requested of your admirableness, that you send the symmachos (messenger) within two days on account of the gold, because the villagers were without means (?); and you ordered him; he did not come. So now send him, since there is need of him for two days. For I am taking him on and I am giving him the boots (?). But do not neglect to send him. And I have sent to your admirableness two good donkey-loads of wood. I pray for your health.
[verso]
[…] to the most admirable and virtuous brother Al[…], mesites (intermediary), from Timotheos.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 35208 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.jena;1;4 tier-1
- HGV-Text 35208 tier-1
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