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p.mich.3.218 297Koptos

Letter of Paniskos to Ploutogenia via HGV-meta

Letter from Paniskos to his wife about their daughter and household affairs. A private letter from Paniskos to his wife (Ploutogenia), asking her to care for their daughter Heliodora and their property, to have three gold coins made into anklets for the girl, and to prepare clothing and his leather coat. It was written at Koptos around AD 297. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r,ctr] Πανίσκος τῇ συμβίῳ πολλὰ χαίρειν. ἀσπάζομαι Ἡλιοδώραν τὴν θυγατέρα μου πολλά, καὶ πρόσεχε αὐτῇ. θέλω ἰδεῖν εἰ τινος χρείαν ἔχεις. ἔγραψα Ἀϊῶνι καὶ εἰ τι ἀφήκεις εἰς Ἡλίου πόλιν πέμψον ἐπʼ αὐτά. καὶ ἀφῆκα τὰ ἐρίδια σεαυτῇ ἵνα εἰ τι θέλεις ἀνηλώσῃς σεαυτῇ. καὶ πρόσεχε καί σου τοῖς κτῆσι, καὶ τὰ τρία ὁλοκόττινα ποίησον αὐτὰ ποδόψελλα τῇ θυγατρί μου, καὶ ἑτοίμασον τὰ σύνεργα τοῦ κιθωνίου σου καὶ τοῦ ἱματίου. καὶ ἐὰν ὁ θεὸς θέλῃ καὶ ἔλθω βάλλω ἐκεῖ Ἄχαον. καὶ ἑτοίμασον τὸ δερματίκιον μου, καὶ εἰ τι θέλουσιν ἀκολούθει αὐτοῖς. γίνωσκε οὖν ὅτι ὡς ἀδελφός σοι γράφω, οὐχ ὡς […]υμ[…]σου. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. [r,ms] ἀσπάζομαι τὴν μητέρα σου πολλὰ καὶ Νόννον σὺν τέκνοις καὶ Σαραπίωνα. [v] ἀπόδος τῇ συμβίῳ παρὰ Πανίσκῳ ἐν τῷ Μοψαρίου.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Paniskos to his wife, many greetings. I greet my daughter Heliodora warmly, and take care of her. I want to know whether you need anything. I have written to Aion, and if you left anything at Heliopolis, send for it. And I left the wool for you, so that if you want anything you may spend it on yourself. And take care of your property too, and have the three gold solidi made into anklets for my daughter, and get ready the materials for your tunic and your cloak. And if God wills and I come, I will put Achaos there. And get my little leather coat ready, and if they want anything, go along with them. Know then that I write to you as a brother, not as […] your […]. I pray for your health. [margin] I greet your mother warmly, and Nonnos with his children, and Sarapion. [verso] Deliver to my wife from Paniskos, in the house (?) of Mopsarios.

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