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p.lond.6.1918 Herakleopolites bzw. Kynopolites

Letter from Charisios to Apa Paieous with greetings and gifts of food. A letter from Charisios to Apa Paieous, his spiritual father and leader of a monastic community, sending greetings to many named brothers and gifts of dates, lentil meal, raisins and sweet oil. He promises to come soon, God willing. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ καὶ ἠγαπημένῳ πατρὶ ἄπα Παιηοῦτι Χαρίσιος πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων ἀσπάζομαί σε πολλὰ ἐν κυρίῳ, ἀσπάζομαι ἄπα Διόσκορον καὶ ἄπα Τρύφωνα καὶ ἄπα Γερόντιον καὶ ἄπα Ἱέρακα καὶ τοὺς σὺν ὑμῖν ἀδελφοὺς κατʼ ὄνομα, ἀσπάζομαι Πετνίριον καὶ Λεωνίδην καὶ Πετθυβέστιον καὶ Παπνούθην καὶ ἄπα Τουᾶν καὶ ἄπα Πανᾶρε, ἀσπάζομαι Παπνούθην τὸν Ἀνταιοπολίτην καὶ Κολοβὸν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς κατʼ ὄνομα. εἰδὼς οὖν τὴν σπουδήν σου, πάτερ ἄπα Παιηοῦς, περὶ πάντων ἀδελφῶν μάλιστα ἐμοῦ, ἰδοὺ ἔπεμψά σοι φοινίκια ἀρτάβας δύο καὶ ἄλευρα φακοῦ ἀρτάβας μίαν καὶ πρὸς καὶ σταφύλια κνίδιον ἕν καὶ γλυκελαίας κνίδιον ἕν · καὶ εἴ τι χρείαν ἔχεις πέμψον μοι καὶ μὴ ἀμέλησα περὶ ὧν εἶπόν σοι· καὶ ἐὰν θέλῃ ὁ θεὸς τάχα ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν τάχει. ἀσπάζονται Πσαλιοῦς καὶ οἱ σὺν ἡμῖν πάντας [… 1 line lost …] [v] ἀπόδος ἄπα Παιηοῦτι παρὰ Χαρισίου.

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EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my most honoured and beloved father Apa Paieous, Charisios, very many greetings. Before all else I greet you warmly in the Lord. I greet Apa Dioskoros and Apa Tryphon and Apa Gerontios and Apa Hierax and the brothers with you, each by name. I greet Petnirios and Leonides and Petthybestis and Papnouthes and Apa Touas and Apa Panare. I greet Papnouthes the Antaiopolite and Kolobos and the brothers, each by name. Knowing then your zeal, father Apa Paieous, for all the brothers, and especially for me, see, I have sent you 2 artabas of dates and 1 artaba of lentil meal, and in addition 1 knidion of raisins and 1 knidion of sweet olive oil. And if you need anything, send to me, and I have not neglected the things I told you about. And God willing, I am coming to you soon. Psalious and those with us greet you all. [… 1 line lost …] [verso] Deliver to Apa Paieous, from Charisios.

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