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p.leipz.2 IIIMemphis
Letter from Herodes to Aurelius Serenus asking for chickpeas and lentils. A private letter from Herodes son of Didymos to Aurelius Serenus, mentioning that certain names have not yet been registered with the administration and asking him to send some chickpeas and whole lentils for Harbekis. It dates to the 3rd century AD and is attributed to Memphis. machine translation
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TM 31669.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta MemphisIII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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Αὐρηλίῳ Σερήνῳ[…]
Ἡρώδης Διδύμου πλεῖστα χαίρειν· χύτρινον ὠτάριον μέχρι ι, δεκάτης
οὔπω τὰ ὀνόματα κατακεχώρισται εἰς διοικήσεως μὴ ἀμελήσῃς μου τῆς παρακλήσεως πέμψαι μοι μικρὸν πίσαριν καὶ ὁλόφακον συνφέρει
γάρ τι Ἁρβήκι ἀσπάζομαι
τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου παιδία καὶ
ὅλον σου τὸν οἶκον. ἐρρῶσθαι
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Αὐρηλίῳ ΣερήνῳTranslations (1)
[recto]
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[To Aurelius Serenus] […]
Herodes son of Didymos, very many greetings. A small earthenware pot with ears(?) up to the 10th, the tenth.
The names have not yet been registered in the administration (dioikesis). Do not neglect my request to send me a few chickpeas and whole lentils, for it is of some use to Harbekis. I greet your children, may the evil eye spare them, and your whole household. Farewell.
[verso]
To Aurelius Serenus
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Memphis
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 31669 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.leipz;;2 tier-1
- HGV-Text 31669 tier-1
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