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Letter from Thaos to Agathopus via HGV-meta

Letter from Taos to Agathopous about an accusation of theft. A private letter from a woman named Taos to Agathopous, written in the late 2nd century AD. She reports that Taarmiysis has accused her, Agathopous and others of assaulting her at a feast and stealing her gold jewellery, and asks him to look after her case so she will not have to go to Alexandria; she also passes on a message from Thermouthion about money. machine translation

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Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Ταῶς Ἀγαθώπου τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν. γινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι μετεπέμψατο ἡμᾶς ἡ Τααρμίυσις, ἐμέ τε καὶ Σεΐαν καὶ Φαυστίωνα καὶ τὸν ἐριοπώλην καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ· ἐμὲ δʼ ἔλεγον κατʼ ἐξαίρετον ἐπελθεῖν αὐτῇ σύν σοι καὶ ὑπηρέτῃ εὐωχουμένῃ καὶ ὑφῃρηκέναι ἡμᾶς χρυσία αὐτῆς· ὡς αὐτὴ λέγει. καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις τὴν φροντίδα μου ποιήσας, ὡς καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἐποίησας· οὐ διότι τὸ πρᾶγμα ὑμέτερόν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὅτι προσδοκῶ σοι ἵνα μή με σκύλῃς εἰς Ἀλεξανδρείαν. ἐποίησα δὲ καὶ τὸν υἱόν σου γράψαι σοι περὶ ἐμοῦ, καὶ ὁμοίως πάλιν τὸν ἐριοπώλην γράψαι σοι διὰ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς αὐτοῦ. ἄσπασαι τὴν θυγατέρα σου Ἀρσοῦν καὶ Βησᾶν καὶ Ἡρακλᾶν καὶ τοὺς φιλοῦντάς σε πάντας. ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἀπολλῶς ὁ υἱός μου καὶ τοὺς σοὺς πάντας. λέγει δὲ Θερμούθιον ὅτι ἔλεγέν μοι Λυσανίας, φέρε χαλκὸν, ἵνα ἀπενέγκω αὐτῷ· οὐκ ἔδωκεν δέ. ἐὰν ἐθέλῃς με δοῦναι, γράψον μοι, καὶ πέμψω σοι διὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ὃ ἐὰν σὺ χρῄζῃς ἐὰν ἐξέρχηται τῷ Φαμενώθ. εὐθέως οὖν λαβὼν τὴν ἐπιστολὴν ἀντίγραψον ἡμῖν, ἐμοὶ καὶ Θερμουθίῳ, ἐμοὶ μέν, ἵνα μάθω ἢν ποιῇς μου τὴν φροντίδα, Θερμουθίῳ δέ, ἵνα οὗ ἐὰν χρῄζῃς μὴ ὑστερήσῃς. ἀσπάζεταί σε καὶ τοὺς σοὺς πάντας. [v] ἀπόδος Ἀγαθώπῳ ἀπὸ Θερμουθίου.

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Taos to her dearest Agathopous, greetings. I want you to know that Taarmiysis summoned us, me and Seias and Faustion and the wool-seller and his wife; and they said that I in particular had attacked her, together with you and a servant, while she was feasting, and that we had stolen her gold jewellery; so she herself says. Please, then, take care of my matter, as you did for the others; not because the affair is yours, but also because I am counting on you, so that you do not drag me to Alexandria. I also had your son write to you about me, and likewise again the wool-seller write to you in his letter. Greet your daughter Arsous and Besas and Heraklas and all who love you. Apollos my son greets you and all yours. Thermouthion says: 'Lysanias told me, "Bring bronze money so that I may take it to him"; but he did not give it.' If you want me to give it, write to me, and I will send you through your brother whatever you need, if he comes out in Phamenoth. So as soon as you receive the letter, write back to us, to me and Thermouthion: to me, so that I may learn whether you are taking care of my matter, and to Thermouthion, so that you may not lack whatever you need. She greets you and all yours. [verso] Deliver to Agathopous from Thermouthion.

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