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p.lond.5.1887 VIHermopolis (?)

Letter via HGV-meta

Letter from Aphous to the priest Apa Hermodoros about barley for sowing. Fragment of a Christian letter from Aphous to the priest Apa Hermodoros, which mentions 3 artabas of barley for sowing. It dates to the 6th century AD and probably comes from Hermopolis. machine translation

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 36988. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

  • Letter HGV-meta Hermopolis (?)VI

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] χμγ [… 4 lines lost …] τῷ δεσπότῃ μου καὶ θεοσεβεστάτῳ Ἄπα Ἑρμοδώρῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ παρὰ τοῦ σοῦ δούλου καὶ υἱοῦ Ἀφοῦτος τρεῖς ἀρτάβας κριθῶν εἰς τὴν σπερμοβολίαν ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις [v] τῷ δεσπότῃ μου

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Christos Maria Gabriel (?) [… 4 lines lost …] To my master and most God-fearing Apa Hermodoros, priest, from your servant and son Aphous. […] three artabas of barley for the sowing. I pray for your health for many years. [verso] To my master

Connections

Found at Hermopolis

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