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p.mert.1.38 Mitte IV

Letter to a Landlord via HGV-meta

Letter from a steward to the landowner Dionysios about wages and money. A letter from a steward to his master, the landowner Dionysios, reporting that he has paid the wages of the symmachoi (messengers or guards) for Sabinos and Naraos, who nonetheless left him and went to Dionysios. He asks for money he spent on the price of a house and requests that his brothers be introduced to a certain Apollonios. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίῳ μου γεούχῳ Διονυσίῳ ὑμῶν προνοητοῦ. γινώσκειν σε θέλω, κύριέ μου, ὅτι ἐπλήρωσα τοὺς συμμάχους τοὺς ὑπὲρ Σαβίνου καὶ Ναράους τοὺς μισθοὺς αὐτῶν μέχρις σήμερον μή τις αὐτοὺς νου…[…]… περὶ τούτων· οὐ μόνον τὰ νομιζόμενα ἔλαβαν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἀλλὰ καὶ προχρείαν, καὶ ἀλόγως ἀπέστησαν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ καὶ ἦλθαν πρὸς σέ· τὸν φόβον σου οὐκ ἔχε πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἵνα μὴ ἀμελήσωσιν εἰς τὰ ἔργα ὑμῶν· πολλὰ δὲ πα ραμελήσουσιν. ἀπόστειλόν μοι τὰ ἀργύρια τὰ ἔδωκα εἰς τὴν τιμὴν τῆς οἰκίας· ἀπαιτοῦσιν γὰρ τὸ ναῦλον ἐνταῦθα ἵνα τηναθωμεν· ἀνήλισκοναὐτὰ εἰς συναλλαγάς. ἀνάγκη μοι ἐ γίνετο τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου· ἔπεμψα γὰρ εἰςσέ περὶ τούτων καὶ ἵνα σύστασιν αὐτῶν σχῇςπρὸς Απολλώνιον· παράστησον τούτους αὐτῷ Ἀπολλωνίῳ ἵνα προσέχῃ αὐτῶν· ἔρρωσθαίσε εὔχομαι, κύριέ μου. [v] […]…ανιω κ… ιδ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my lord the landowner Dionysios, from your steward. I want you to know, my lord, that I have paid the allies (symmachoi) on behalf of Sabinos and Naraos their wages up to today, so that no one may […] concerning these matters. Not only did they receive the customary allowances from me but also an advance, and without reason they left me and came to you. Do not hold your fear over them, so that they do not neglect your works; for they will neglect much. Send me the money which I gave toward the price of the house; for they demand the freight charge here so that we may […](?); I was spending it on transactions. I was in need on account of my brothers; for I sent to you about these matters and so that you might give them an introduction to Apollonios. Present them to Apollonios himself so that he may look after them. I pray for your health, my lord. [verso] […] … 14

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