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p.mich.3.214 297Koptos

Letter of Paniskos to Ploutogenia via HGV-meta

Letter from Paniskos to his wife Ploutogenia asking her to come to Koptos. A private letter from Paniskos, staying at Koptos, to his wife Ploutogenia, asking her to be ready to join him there. He lists goods to bring, including wool, olives, his helmet, lances and tent gear, and warns her not to wear her gold jewellery on the boat. Written around AD 297. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r,ctr] Πανίσκος τῇ συμβίῳ μου Πλουτογενίᾳ μητρὶ τῆς θυγατρός μου πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σοι τὴν ὁλοκληρίαν καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν παρὰ τοῖς θεοῖς πᾶσι. γινώσκειν σε οὖν θέλω, ἀδελφή, ὅτι ἐν Κόπτωι ἐμείναμεν ἐνγὺς τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου καὶ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς ὅπως μὴ λυπηθῇς ἐρχομένη ἐν τῇ Κόπτῳ· εἰσὶ γὰρ ἐνθάδε οἱ ἀδελφοί σου. ὅπερ καὶ σὺ πάντως βούλῃ αὐτὴν ἀσπάσασθαι πολλά, τοῖς θεοῖς εὔχεται καθʼ ἡμέραν βουλομένη σε ἀσπάζεσθαι μετὰ τῆς μητρός σου. δεξαμένη οὖν μου τὰ γράμματα ταῦτα ποίησόν σου τὰ κατὰ χεῖρα, ὅπως, ἐὰν πέμψω ἐπὶ σέ, ταχέως ἔλθῃς. καὶ ἔνεγκον ἐρχομένη ποκάρια ἐριδίων δέκα , ἐλαιῶν κεράμια ἕξ , στάγματος κεράμια τέσσαρα , καὶ τὸ ὅπλον μου τὸ καινὸν μόνον, τὸ κασίδιόν μου. φέρε καὶ τὰ λογχία μου. φέρε καὶ τὰ τοῦ παπυλίωνος σκεύη. ἐὰν εὕρητε εὐκαιρίαν, μετὰ ἀνθρώπων καλῶν δεῦτε. ἐρχέσθω μεθʼ ὑμῶν Νόννος. ἔνεγκον ἡμῶν πάντα τὰ ἱμάτια ἐρχομένη. ἔνεγκον ἐρχομένη σου τὰ χρυσία, ἀλλὰ [r,ms] μὴ αὐτὰ φορέσῃς ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ. [v] ἀσπάζομαι τὴν κυρίαν μου θυγατέραν Ἡλιοδώραν. ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἑρμίας. ἀπόδος τῇ συμβίῳ μου καὶ τῇ θυγατρί μου παρὰ Πανίσκου πατρός.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Paniskos to my wife Ploutogenia, mother of my daughter, very many greetings. Before all things I pray for your health every day before all the gods. I want you to know, then, sister, that we have stayed in Koptos near your sister and her children, so that you may not be distressed when you come to Koptos; for your brothers are here. Just as you certainly wish to greet her warmly, she prays to the gods daily, wishing to greet you together with your mother. So when you receive this letter of mine, get your affairs in hand, so that, if I send for you, you may come quickly. And when you come, bring 10 fleeces of wool, 6 jars of olives, 4 jars of liquid (?) honey, and my new weapon only, my helmet. Bring also my lances. Bring also the fittings of the tent. If you find an opportunity, come with good people. Let Nonnos come with you. Bring all our clothes when you come. Bring your gold jewellery when you come, but [margin] do not wear it on the boat. [verso] I greet my lady daughter Heliodora. Hermias greets you. Deliver to my wife and my daughter from Paniskos, father.

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