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Private Letter via APIS-papyrus

Letter from Longinus Celer to his brother Maximus about their brother Sempronius. A private letter from Longinus Celer to his brother Maximus, reassuring him that their brother Sempronius has been found by Tiberinus aboard a boat bound for Taposiris, carrying bread for soldiers there. Longinus also reports that he has taken charge of a money-belt until Maximus arrives. It dates to the 2nd century AD and is attributed to Oxyrhynchus. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Λονγῖνος Κέλερ Μαξίμῳ τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ χαίρειν. πρὸ τῶν ὅλων ἐρρῶσθαι σοι εὔχομαι μετὰ καὶ τῶν σῶν πάντων. φανερόν σοι ποιῶ, ἄδελφε, τὸν Τιβερῖνον εὑρηκέναι τὸν ἀδελφὸν Σεμπρώνιον μετὰ τοῦ χιτωνίου οὗ ἔπεμψας αὐτῷ ἐν πλοίῳ ὑπάγοντι εἰς Ταποσῖριν πρὸ μιᾶς ἡμέρας Ἀλεξανδρίας. ἀπέφερε δὲ ἄρτους τοῖς ἐκεῖ στρατιώταις. τοῦτο μὴ νομίσῃς ὅτι τι εἰκῇ εἰς τοῦτο τὸ πρᾶγμα ἐξῆλθεν, ἀλλὰ ἀκμὴν ᾑρήσατο· καλῶς γὰρ ὑπάγει. ἵνα εἰδῇς ἐνέτειλα τόδε αὐτῆς ὥρας τῷ Τιβερίνῳ· δίδου μοι τὸ ὑποζώνιον καὶ λαβὼν Κέλερι δηλώσω. διὸ φανερόν σοι ποιῶ κεκόμισμαι μέχρις ἂν ὑγιαίνων παραγένῃ. ἐρωτηθεὶς δὲ εἴ τινος σοι χρεία ἐστὶν ἐνθάδε, δήλωσόν μοι καὶ εὐθέως διαπέμψω. ἀσπάζου τοὺς σοὺς πάντας κατʼ ὄνομα. ἀσπάζονταί σοι καὶ τοὺς σοὺς πάντας οἱ ἐμοὶ πάντες κατʼ ὄνομα. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι καὶ εὐτυχεῖν τὰ μείζονα. [v] ἀπόδος Μαξίμωι Κέλερι παρὰ Λονγίνου Κέλερος ἀδελφοῦ.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Longinus Celer to the most honoured Maximus, greeting. Before all else I pray that you are well, together with all your people. I make known to you, brother, that Tiberinus found our brother Sempronius, with the tunic which you sent him, on a boat going to Taposiris, one day before (reaching?) Alexandria. He was carrying away bread for the soldiers there. Do not think that he went out on this business at random, but he chose it just now; for he is getting on well. So that you may know, I instructed Tiberinus at that very hour as follows: "Give me the money-belt, and when I have received it I will inform Celer." Therefore I make known to you that I have received it (and will keep it) until you arrive in good health. And if you are asked, and you have need of anything here, let me know and I will send it at once. Greet all your people by name. All my people greet you and all yours by name. I pray for your health and greater prosperity. [verso] Deliver to Maximus Celer from his brother Longinus Celer.

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