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p.laur.2.44 VIOxyrhynchites (?)
Lettera a Theodoros via HGV-meta
Letter to Theodoros about the safe delivery of letters. A Christian letter to Theodoros, probably from the Oxyrhynchite region in the 6th century AD. The writer acknowledges receiving Theodoros' letter via a young man from Oxyrhynchos and insists that letters be handed only into the addressee's own hands, as he finds himself among untrustworthy people; he asks to be told if anyone claims to have delivered letters to their common master. machine translation
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Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 37297.
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- Lettera a Theodoros HGV-meta Oxyrhynchites (?)VI
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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† ἐν τῷ τοὺς κοινοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἀνελθεῖν, κατέλαβεν ὁ πεμφθεὶς
παρʼ ἐμοῦ νεώτερος ἀπὸ Ὀξυρύγχων, καὶ ἐδεξάμην γράμματα ὑμῶν
καὶ ἐχάρην ἐγνωκὼς τὴν ὑγιεῖαν ὑμῶν. γεγράφηκα τάδε ἵνα παραγγείλω
τοῖς ἐρχομένοις μὴ δοῦναι τὰ γράμματά τινι, εἰ μὴ τοί γε εἰς τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν,
καὶ ὡς ἐνώπιον τοῦ χρυσίου. κύριʼ ἄδελφε, ἐξότε ὁ θεὸς† ἐπεσκέψατο
καὶ ηὑρέθην εἰς μέσον ἀνθρώπων οὐ καλῶν …ν παραγγεῖλαι ανειμελ[…]
παραγγείλων ἑκάστῳ τὰ γράμματα εἰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν ἀποδοῦναι αἳ λαμβάνουσι
καὶ λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὴν σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν. ἐάν τις προενέγκῃ ὅτι
ἀπέδωκεν γράμματα τῷ κοινῷ δεσπότῃ, γράψατέ μοι τίς ἐστι […]
[…]δ…[…]
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δεσπότῃ ἰδίῳ καὶ ἀδελφῷ Θεοδώρῳ Π…μμου…οσ…ρτουTranslations (1)
[recto]
† When our common brothers went up, the young man sent by me from Oxyrhynchos arrived, and I received your letter and rejoiced to learn of your good health. I have written this in order to instruct those who are coming not to give the letters to anyone except into your own hands, and as if in the presence of the gold. Lord brother, ever since God † visited (us) and I found myself in the midst of men who are not good, […] to instruct […] instructing each one to deliver the letters into your hands, which contain (?) both the word of God and our salvation. If anyone claims that he delivered letters to our common master, write to me who he is […]
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[verso]
To my own master and brother Theodoros […]
Connections
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Oxyrhynchites
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 37297 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.laur;2;44 tier-1
- HGV-Text 37297 tier-1
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