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Letter of Athanasius via HGV-meta

Letter from Athanasios to Papnoutios asking for prayers in illness. A Christian letter from Athanasios to the holy man Papnoutios, asking for his prayers because he, his mother and Didyme are ill, and thanking him for sending his son Horion. Written in the mid-4th century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ καὶ ἀγαπητῷ πατρὶ Παπνουτίῳ Ἀθανάσιος ἐν κυρίῳ θεῷ χαίρειν. ὁ παντοκράτωρ θεὸς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς αὐτοῦ δοίη τὴν σὴν θεοσέβειαν παραμένειν ἡμῖν πολὺν χρόνον καὶ μεμνῆσθαι ἡμῶν ἐν ταῖς σαῖς προσευχαῖς· τῆς γὰρ σῆς ἁγιότητος τοῦτο διατελούσης ἔσται ἡμῖν ἁπανταχῃ ὑγιαίνειν. παρακαλῶ οὖν πυκνοτέρως ἡμῶν μνήσθητι· αἱ γὰρ παρʼ ὑμῶν διδόμεναι εὐχαὶ ἀναλαμβάνονται διὰ τὴν ἁγίαν ἀγάπην σου, καὶ ὡς ἐὰν αἰτήσησθε ὑμεῖς ἐν ταῖς ἁγίαις σου προσευχαῖς εὖ ἕξει τὸ ἡμέτερον. χαριοῦμαι τῷ δικαίῳ πισθεὶς ὡς ἁπανταχῇ ποιεῖς ἡμῶν μνήμην· καὶ γὰρ οἶδα ὅτι φιλεῖς ἡμᾶς· μάλιστα δʼ ἐστὶ φροντίς μοι Διδύμης καὶ τῆς μητρός ?: ἡ γὰρ Διδύμη […]ον καὶ ἡ μήτηρ μου ἀνωμαλεῖ …… ἀγὼν οὖν μέγιστος περὶ ἐμοῦ ἐστὶ προσπάσχοντος ……α καὶ ἀτονώτατα ἔχοντος· πιστεύω δὲ εἰς τὸν ἁπάντων σωτῆρα. διάγοντες δὲ ἐν ταύταις ταῖς νόσοις ἡδόμεθα ὅτι καὶ διὰ μερίμνης σοι γέγονεν τὸν καλὸν υἱὸν Ὡρίωνα ἀποστεῖλαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς. Θεοδόσιος, […]σθ…[…]…, Ἀντίοχος, Διδύμη, ἡ μήτηρ, πάντες οἱ τοῦ ἡμετέρου οἰκου πολλά σε καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ προσαγορεύομεν, τιμιώτατε ἀγαπητὲ πάτερ. ἐρρωμένον σε ἡ θεία διαφυλάξειε πρόνοια ἐπὶ μήκιστον χρόνον ἀεὶ μιμνησκόμενον ἡμῶν, ἀγαπητέ, τιμιώτατε. [v] τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ καὶ ἀγαπητῷ πατρὶ Παπνουτίῳ Ἀθανάσιος ἐν κυρίῳ θεῷ.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To the most honoured and beloved father Papnoutios, Athanasios, greeting in the Lord God. May the almighty God and his Christ grant that your piety remain with us for a long time and remember us in your prayers; for while your holiness continues to do this, it will be for us to be in health everywhere. I urge you therefore, remember us more often; for the prayers offered by you are received because of your holy love, and whatever you ask in your holy prayers, our affairs will go well. I shall be grateful to the just one, trusting that everywhere you make remembrance of us; for I know that you love us. But my chief concern is for Didyme and my mother; for Didyme […] and my mother is unwell […]. So there is a very great struggle concerning me, as I am suffering in addition […] and being in a very weak state; but I trust in the Saviour of all. And passing our time in these illnesses, we are glad that you have also taken care to send your good son Horion to us. Theodosios, […], Antiochos, Didyme, my mother, all those of our household, we greet you much and salute you, most honoured beloved father. May divine providence keep you in health for a very long time, always remembering us, beloved, most honoured. [verso] To the most honoured and beloved father Papnoutios, Athanasios in the Lord God.

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