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p.lond.3.1244 IV
Letter from Hermapollon to his brother Koprias. A private letter from Hermapollon to Koprias, whom he calls his master, brother and lord of his soul, full of effusive affection and Christian-style piety. He says he prays night and day to see Koprias well again, thanks him for kindnesses reported by his mother, and mentions news from a lady Loura that his mother could not come to meet him. The letter dates to the 4th century AD. machine translation
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Inscriptions (1)
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Transcription
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τῷ δεσπότῃ μου καὶ ἀδελφῷ καὶ κυρίῳ τῆς ψυχῆς μου Κοπρέᾳ
Ἑρμαπόλλων.
προηγουμένως πολλά σε προσαγορεύω νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας τῷ ὑψίστῳ θεῷ καὶ παρὰ
πᾶσι ἀνθρώποις προσκυνῆσαί σου τὸ εὔμορφον καὶ ἱλαρὸν πρόσωπον πρωτοτύπως.
μετὰ τὸν θεὸν ἄλλον ἀδελφὸν οὐκ ἔχω οὔτε φίλον γνήσιον οὔτε εὐπροαίρετον ἄνθρωπον εἰ μὴ
σὺ μόνος. ὁ κύριος θεὸς γὰρ μαρτυρεῖ ὅτι οὔτε τὰς νύκτας κοιμῶμαι κλαίων καὶ εὐχόμενος καὶ παρακαλῶν τὸν θεὸν ἵνα σε ἀπολάβω εὐθυμοῦντα καὶ εὐπυγμοῦντα καὶ ὁλοκληροῦντα. ἐδήλωσέν με γὰρ ἡ μήτηρ μου περὶ τῶν εὐποιιῶν σου, κύριέ μου ἄδελφε, […]ωται τῶν α[…]
ἐμαρτυρήθῃ μοι δέ, κύριε μου ἄδελφε, ὑπὸ τῆςκυρίας μου Λούρας ὡς ἡ μήτηρ μου οὐκ ἐδυνήθη ἀπαντῆσαι πρὸςἐμὲ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν[…]α καὶ […]νμ[…]
ἡ μήτηρ μου ὅτι γυ[…]υνα[…]το[…]
κύριέ μου ἄδελφε, ὅτι […]
[…]…τη[…]
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ἀπόδος τῷ δεσπότῃ μου […]Translations (1)
[recto]
To my master and brother and lord of my soul, Koprias,
Hermapollon.
First of all I greet you warmly, night and day, before the most high God, and before all people I make obeisance to your beautiful and cheerful face, first and foremost. After God I have no other brother, nor true friend, nor well-disposed person, except you alone. For the Lord God is witness that I do not even sleep at night, weeping and praying and beseeching God that I may receive you back in good spirits and in good health and safe and sound. For my mother informed me about your kindnesses, my lord brother, […]
It was testified to me, my lord brother, by my lady Loura that my mother was not able to come to meet me because she did not have […] and […]
[…] my mother that […]
[…] my lord brother, that […]
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[verso]
Deliver to my master […]
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 33790 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.lond;3;1244 tier-1
- HGV-Text 33790 tier-1
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