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p.lips.1.110 Kaisareia
Sarapion an seine Mutter via HGV-meta
Letter from Sarapion at Caesarea to his mother Demetrous. A private letter written at Caesarea by Sarapion to his mother Demetrous, sent with Heliodoros as he was about to leave for Cappadocia. He complains that she has not answered his many letters, hopes to visit soon with his patron's permission, and sends greetings to his sister Taesis, brother Zoilas and friends. machine translation
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TM 31909.
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- Sarapion an seine Mutter HGV-meta Kaisareia201
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Greek
Transcription
[r]
Σαραπίων … τῇ κυρίᾳ μου μητρὶ
[…]…[…]
Δημητροῦδι πολλὰ χαίρειν.
γράφω σοι διὰ Ἡλιοδώρου τοῦ ἡμετέρου ἀπὸ Καισαρείας μέλλων ἐξιέναι
ἐπὶ τὴν Καπαδοκίαν ἐρρωμένος, εὐχόμενος ὅπως ὁλοκληροῦσάν σε καὶ ὑγιαίνουσαν ἀπολάβω καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σοι ποιῶ παρὰ τοῖς ἐπιξενοῦμαι θεοῖς.
ἤδη πολλάκις σοι ἐπέστειλα περὶ τῆς
σωτηρίας σου καὶ σὺ οὐκ ἠξίωκάς
μοι ἐπιστεῖλαι. καὶ ἂν διὰ λόγου μοι
πέμψον εἰ ὁλοκληρεῖς ἢ ὡς ᾖς,
ἵνα ἀμέριμνος ὦμαι, ἀλλὰ ἕως
νῦν ὀλιγωρῶ τὰ περὶ σοῦ μὴ κομισάμενός σου γράμματα. τάχα δὲ ἀξιώσω τὸν πάτρωνά
μου καὶ ἐν τάχει ἔλθω πρὸς ὑμᾶς
ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσκυνήσω διὰ πολλοῦ
χρόνου. δύνασθε δὲ πυθέσθαι τὰ
περὶ ἐμοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἡμετέρων
τοῦτʼ ἔστιν Νείλου καὶ ἀπὸ Εὐδαίμονος καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐλθόντων
πρὸς ὑμᾶς. τὴν κυρίαν μου ἀδελφὴν πολλὰ προσαγόρευε Ταῆσιν
καὶ τὸν ἀδελφόν μου Ζωιλᾶν καὶ
τοὺς φίλους πάντας μεθʼ ὧν
ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς
χρόνοις.
[v]
Σαραπίων τῇ μητρὶ[…]… Δημητροῦδι.Translations (1)
[recto]
Sarapion […] to my lady mother
[…]
Demetrous, many greetings.
I am writing to you through our Heliodoros from Caesarea, as I am about to set out for Cappadocia in good health, praying that I may find you sound and healthy, and I make obeisance for you before the gods with whom I am staying as a guest. I have already written to you many times about your well-being, and you have not seen fit to write to me. Even if by word of mouth, send me word whether you are well or how you are, so that I may be free of worry; but until now I am neglectful (?) of your affairs, not having received a letter from you. Perhaps I shall ask my patron and come to you quickly, so that I may greet you after a long time. You can learn about me from our people, that is, from Neilos and from Eudaimon and from those who have come to you. Greet warmly my lady sister Taesis and my brother Zoilas and all the friends, with whom I pray for your health for many years.
[verso]
Sarapion to his mother […] Demetrous.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 31909 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.lips;1;110 tier-1
- HGV-Text 31909 tier-1
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