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p.lond.6.1916 Herakleopolites bzw. Kynopolites

Letter appealing for money to help Pamonthios, whose children were seized by creditors. A letter from Moses and Herieous to the presbyter Paieous and other brothers of a Christian or Melitian monastic community, asking them to collect money for Pamonthios, whose children had been seized into slavery by moneylenders. The verso adds a personal appeal to Paieous and a note on a surety of 500 talents, 800 with interest. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r,ctr] τοῖς παναγίοις ἀγαπητοῖς καὶ γλυκυτάτοις Παιηοῦτι πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ Διοσκόρῳ καὶ Ἱέρακι καὶ […] καὶ ἄπα Σουροῦ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς περὶ ὑμᾶς κατʼ ὄνομα Μωυσῆς καὶ Ἑριηοῦς οἱ ὑποδεέστεροι ὑμῶν ἐν κυρίῳ χαίρειν. πρῶτον μὲν τὴν προσκύνησιν ὑμῶν ποιούμενοι, ἀγαπητοὶ πάτρωνες, ἀγγέλλειν θέλομεν περὶ τούτου τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ Παμωνθίου ὅτι ἐν μεγάλῃ ἀνάγκῃ ἐστὶ καὶ αἴσχιστα πέπονθεν ὑπό τινων ἀνθρώπων ἀνελεημόνων καὶ ἀθέων, ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς σπουδάσητε αὐτῷ …νκ…[…]…χρ[…]… καὶ τῆς ὑπερβολῆς ὑμῶν ἀγάπην τὴν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ κατοικεῖν. ἀναγκαίως οὖν πάνυ σπουδάσατε αὐτῳ ἀόκνως, ὅτι τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ εἰς δουλείαν ἥρπασαν οἱ δανεισταί· εἰ δὲ ἔχετέ μοι ὡς ἀδελφὸν τοῦτον συνβοηθήσατε, ἀγαπητοί, ὅτι πάνυ σφοδρῶς ἔθλιβε ἡμᾶς οὕτως περὶ ταύτης τῆς ἀνάγκης, καὶ ἡμεῖς οὐκ ὀκνήσομεν. εἴ τι καὶ εὑρήκαμεν παρεδώκαμεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὑπὲρ τὴν δύναμιν ἡμῶν ἐποιήσαμεν. εἴ τι ἐὰν δυνήσατε συνλέξατε ἀργύρια μέτρησατε αὐτά, καὶ γράψατέ μοι περὶ ὧν δεδώκατε, ἵνα τὸ ἀσφαλὲς μάθωμεν, ἵνα καὶ πεισθῶμεν, ἐπειδὴ τὰ πολλὰ πλεῖστα ἀργύρια χρεωστεῖ. ὁρᾶτε μὴ ἀμελήσατε, ἀγαπητοί, ἐπειδὴ παραπεσεῖται ὁ ἀδελφὸς τοιαύτῃ ἀνάγκῃ ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι[…]…… [r,ms] ἐνδείξασθε οὖν τὴν ἔμφυτον ὑμῶν ἀγάπην καὶ εὐσπλαγχνίαν καὶ τὴν στοργὴν τῆς ὑμῶν πατριότητος. [v] γράφω σοι οὖν, ἄδελφε Παιηους[…] ταύτην τὴν ἀνάγκην, ἵνα […]παντὶ τρόπῳ καὶ κατάστησον […] αὐτῷ παρὰ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, ἵνα […] δῶσιν· οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι πόλυ ψ…[…] καὶ ἀπόστελλε τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς […] ἀσφαλὴν ἔγραψα ὑμῖν. εἴ τι ἐὰν δυνήσατε συνλέξαι παρὰ τοῖς γείτοσιν ἀδελφοῖς […]…ρ…α…[…]ἀσφαλὴν καὶ σφράγιζον αὐτὴν […]…νοστ…λ…[…]… αὐτοῦ ἐγγύην αὐτὸν ἔλαβα παρὰ τῶν στρατιωτῶν πεντακοσίων ταλάντων κεφάλαιον καὶ τόκον, ταλάντων ω.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto, centre] To the all-holy, beloved and most sweet Paieous the presbyter and Dioskoros and Hierax and […] and Apa Sourous and all the brothers and all those with you by name, Moses and Herieous, your inferiors in the Lord, greeting. First of all making our obeisance to you, beloved patrons, we wish to inform you about this beloved Pamonthios, that he is in great need and has suffered most shamefully at the hands of certain merciless and godless men, so that you too may be zealous for him […] and that the love of your excellence may dwell in heaven. So of necessity be very zealous for him without hesitation, because the moneylenders have seized his children into slavery. If you hold me as a brother, help this man together, beloved, because he pressed us very urgently in this way about this need, and we shall not hesitate. Whatever we found we handed over to him, and indeed we did beyond our power. Whatever you can, collect money, weigh it out, and write to me about what you have given, so that we may learn the certainty and may be persuaded, since he owes a very great deal of money. See that you do not neglect it, beloved, since the brother will fall into such need. I pray for your health […] [recto, margin] Show therefore your inborn love and compassion and the affection of your fatherhood. [verso] So I write to you, brother Paieous, […] this need, so that […] in every way, and establish […] for him among the brothers, so that […] they may give; for I know that much […] and send to the brothers […] I wrote to you a sure (letter?). Whatever you can collect from the neighbouring brothers […] a sure (letter?) and seal it […] his […] I received him as surety from the soldiers for 500 talents, capital and interest, 800 talents.

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