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p.mich.8.497 II
Private Letter via APIS-papyrus
Letter from Theon to Apollinarius about his illness and a missed visit. A private letter of the 2nd century AD from Theon to Apollinarius, saying he would have rushed to him had he not heard that Apollinarius recovered from an illness. Theon reports that Alexander arrived just after Apollinarius left and was sorry to miss him, and asks to be told a price so he can pay it to Apollonios. machine translation
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TM 27107.
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- Private Letter APIS-papyrus unknown place, province of EgyptIInd century A.D.
- Theon to Apollinarius HGV-meta unbekanntII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Greek
Transcription
Θέων Ἀπολιναρίῳ τῶι
τιμιωτάτῳ χαίρειν.
εἰ μὴ ἐμάθομεν σὺν θεοῖς σε καλῶς ἐσχηκέναι μεθʼ ἃ γράφεις
πεπονθέναι, πάντα ἂν καταλιπόντες ἐσπεύσαμεν πρὸς σέ, σοῦ
γὰρ τιμιώτερον οὐδέν ἐστιν.
ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐνθάδε ὄντες εὐχόμεθά σοι ὑγίειαν ἀξίῳ ὄντι.
Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ κτίστης, παραγενόμενος εὐθέως μετʼ ἄφιξίν σου καὶ καθηγηθεὶς
ὡς καὶ διʼ αὐτὸν ἄλλας ἡμέρας
ἐπέμεινας παρʼ ἡμῖν ἵνʼ αὐτῷ
συνχρονήσῃς, ἐλυπήθη ὅτι
σε οὐ κατέλαβεν. καθʼ ὥραν δὲ
σοῦ σὺν ἡμῖν ἐμέμνητο
[…]…σ…[…]…[…]ς ἡμᾶς τιμήσας
[…]
…[…]…[…]…[…]μετὰ πλείστης σπουδῆς κομισθῇ. τὴν
οὖν τιμὴν δήλωσόν μοι ἵνα
Ἀπολλωνίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ μεταβάλωμαι. ἀσπαάζονταί σε οἱ παρʼ
ἡμῶν πάντες καὶ αἱ παρʼ ἡμῶν
πᾶσαι.
ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι,
τιμιώτατε[…]…α[…]ρως…[…].Translations (1)
Theon to the most honoured Apollinarius, greetings.
If we had not learned that, with the gods' help, you were well after what you write you suffered, we would have left everything and hurried to you, for nothing is more precious than you. But even being here we pray for your health, as you deserve.
Alexander the founder (?), arriving immediately after your departure and being told that it was also on his account that you stayed on with us for other days so that you might spend time with him, was grieved that he did not find you. Every hour he made mention of you with us […] having honoured us […]
[…]
[…] may be brought with the greatest haste. So let me know the price, so that I may pay it over to Apollonios the brother. All the men of our household greet you, and all the women of our household.
I pray for your health, most honoured […]
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 27107 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mich;8;497 tier-1
- HGV-Text 27107 tier-1
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