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p.leid.inst.1.31

Private letter via APIS-papyrus

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Ἀσκληπιάδης Δημοσθένει τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν. Δῖος ὁ καὶ[…]…ος ὁ ἀναδιδούς σοι τὴν ἐπιστολήν ἐστίν μου φίλος συ[…]υ σὺ οὖν αὐτῷ […]…[…]ρ[…] γιον αὐτο[…]ἀγοράσῃ. περὶ δὲ ὧν ἂν σὺ χρήσῃς ἐν Πτολμαείδι, γράψεις μοι διὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἀγορᾷς μοι ζεῦγος κερβικαρίων ἰδιωτικῶν καὶ λήμψει παρʼ αὐτοῦ τὴν τιμήν. διο…[…]…[…]… [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN scholarly · P. van Minnen, P.Leid.Inst. 1 31
Asclepiades greets his dearest Demosthenes. Dius also called ....us, who brings you this letter, is a friend of mine. So help (?) him in order that (?) he may buy ---. Write me back through him on any other matter you need in Ptolemais. And buy me a pair of plain cushions and receive the price from him ---.

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