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p.koeln.6.263 21. Febr. 213 v.Chr.Arsinoites

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Letter of Apollonios to Metrodoros about brewers and the beer concession. Letter from Apollonios to Metrodoros reminding him that brewers who customarily cross to Memphis are being hindered on orders of Nikeratos, causing a brewer and the woman holding the beer concession to withdraw. He asks for action to prevent a revenue shortfall in year 10, or else that Nikeratos be told to take over the concession. Written in the Arsinoite nome in 213 BC. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Ἀπολλώνιος Μητροδώρωι χαίρειν. καὶ πρότερόν σοι τυγχάνω γεγραφὼς περὶ τῶν διαβαινόντων εἰς Μέμφιν ζυτοποιῶν κατὰ τὸ εἰωθός, ὅτι …κωλύονται Νικηράτου συντάξαντος χρησι……… καὶ διὰ ταύτην τὴν αἰτίαν προσοφειλήσαντα […]… τὸν ζυτοποιὸν ἀναχωρῆσαι ἔτι ἐν τῶι Χοιάχ, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ[…]στὼ ἡ ἐκλαβοῦσα τὴν ὠνὴν ἐπὶ τῆς πράσεως περὶ δὲ τούτων μηθέν μοι προσφωνηθέντων καλῶς ἔχειν ὑπέλαβον πάλιν ἀναμνῆσαί σε, ἵνα μὴ καὶ ἐν τῶι ι ἔτει διαφορὰ γίνεται. εἰ δʼ ἄλλως δέδοκται, καθότι καὶ ἐν ἀρχῆι ἠξίωσα, ἐάν σοι φαίνηται, καλῶς ποιήσεις συντάξας τῶι Νικηράτωι προσαναλαβεῖν τὴν ὠνήν. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους ι Τῦβι θ. [v] Μητροδώρωι

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Apollonios to Metrodoros, greeting. I have already written to you before about the brewers who cross over to Memphis according to custom, that they are being prevented, Nikeratos having given orders […], and for this reason the brewer […], owing an additional sum, withdrew while it was still Choiak, and likewise also […]sto, the woman who contracted for the concession at the sale. But since nothing has been reported to me about these matters, I thought it right to remind you again, so that a loss may not occur also in year 10. If it has been decided otherwise, then, as I requested at the beginning, if you see fit, please instruct Nikeratos to take over the concession in addition. Farewell. Year 10, Tybi 9. [verso] To Metrodoros

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Found at Arsinoite nome

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