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p.koeln.sarapion.15
Begleitbrief zu einem Königlichen Erlass via HGV-meta
Covering letter to a royal decree ordering its public posting. Fragment of an official covering letter that accompanied a royal decree, instructing the recipient to post it publicly in the metropolis and the most prominent villages in Greek and Egyptian script. It apparently concerns benefits for people returning home, including allotments and equipment for farmers, and mentions an inspection of draught animals. Probably from the Memphite nome, first half of the 2nd century BC. machine translation
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TM 977112.
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- Begleitbrief zu einem Königlichen Erlass HGV-meta Memphites (?)1. Hälfte II v.Chr. (?)
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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προσμερίζοντας κ…[…]…προ…
διασαφήσαντ…ς ἡμῖν […]…[…]…oν κατὰ ταῦτα […]
ὡς ἂν ἀναγνῷς τὴν ἐπιστολήν, ἔκθες αὐτ…
[…] ἐν τῆι μητροπόλει … καὶ ἐν ταῖς
ἄλλαις ταῖς ἐπισημοτάταις κώμαις τοῖς τε
ἑλληνικοῖς καὶ τοῖς ἐνχωρίοις γράμμασι· καὶ τοὺς
καταπορευομένους καταψῶντες, τοῖς μὲν
γεωργοῖς μερίζεται …κα…[…]…[…]…ε…ια[…]
καὶ κατασκευὴν τὴν ὑποκειμένην, τοῖς δ’ ἄλλοις
[…] τὰ τῆς ἰδίας ἐργασίας φιλανθρωπίαι …υ…
… ἀποφέρεσθαι καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους παρακαλειται
[…]ς φιλάνθρωπα
[…] ἐν ταῖς ἰδίαις πατρίσιν
[…]μο[…]…[…]νεων
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…[…]…ωρωι
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…[…]…υτ…ν[…]
[…]…ρον…
…τιθηι…ν… τῶν
ὑποζυγίων τὴν ἐπίσκεψιν γενέσθαι.
ὅτι ε…ο… καὶ τοὺς
ἀντιγραφομένους
συναναφ[…]…[…]
καὶ ὅτι …[…]
…[…]
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[…] allotting (?) […]
[…] having made clear to us […] accordingly […]
As soon as you read the letter, post it […] in the metropolis […] and in the other most prominent villages, in both Greek and native letters; and, soothing (?) those who come back down, to the farmers is allotted […] and the equipment that is assigned, while to the others […] the things of their own work, by benevolence […] to carry off, and the others are urged […] benefits (philanthropa) […] in their own home towns […]
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[…] the inspection of the draught animals should take place.
that […] and those who are registered […]
and that […]
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 977112 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.koeln.sarapion;;15 tier-1
- HGV-Text 977112 tier-1
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