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p.lond.1.113_12D VIIArsinoites
Letter from the imprisoned debtor Kosmas to the deputy landowner George. A letter of appeal from Kosmas to his master George, the deputy landowner, written in the Arsinoite nome in the 7th century AD. Kosmas says he has been in prison for 18 months because of a creditor acting under Jewish law (?), and begs for mercy, offering to leave the city or to provide guarantors. machine translation
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta ArsinoitesVII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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Transcription
† τῷ ἐμῷ ἀγαθῷ
δεσπότῃ καὶ θεοφυλάκτῳ κυρίῳ Γεωργίῳ σὺν θεῷ ἀντιγεουχῳ
Κοσμᾶς ὑμέτερος δοῦλος τὸ ἔλεος σου καταλάβῃ
με ὅτι ἀπέθανον
ἐν τῇ φρουρῷ ταύτῇ ἰδοῦ ιη μῆνες
ὁ χρεώστης ἐφόνευσεν με θεσμῷ
Ἑβραίων φώτισόν
με τὸ ἅπαξ τοῦτο
καὶ ἐὰν θέλῃς με
ἀναχωρῆσαι ἀπὸ
τῆς πόλεως ταύτης ἀναχωρῶ
ἰδοῦ ἡττῶμαι ἐγγυητὰς πάλιν
παρέχω σοι δεσπότα τοῦτο ου…ν…
[… 1 line lost …]Translations (1)
† To my good master and God-protected lord George, with God's help deputy landowner (antigeouchos),
Kosmas, your servant. May your mercy reach me, for I am dying in this prison; look, 18 months now. The creditor has killed me by the law (?) of the Hebrews. Enlighten me this one time, and if you wish me to leave this city, I will leave. Look, I am defeated; again I offer you guarantors, master, this […]
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Arsinoite nome
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 38887 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.lond;1;113_12D tier-1
- HGV-Text 38887 tier-1
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