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Private Letter via APIS-papyrus

Letter from Rullius to Julius Apollinarius about white cottons. A private letter of the 2nd century AD from Rullius to Julius Apollinarius, whom he calls brother, complaining that he has had no news of his safe arrival and asking him to send white cottons to Menon. The damaged later part mentions a copy sent, a certain Sempronius and military matters, and ends with greetings from Sitelkas and his children. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Ῥούλλιος Ἰουλίῳ Ἀπολλιναρίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. θαυμάζω πῶς ἐπιστόλιον ἡμῖν οὐκ ἔπεμψας διʼ οὗ ἡμῖν φανερὸν ποιήσῃς εἰ κατὰ τὰς εὐχὰς ἡμῶν διεσώθης καὶ τί ἄρτι πράσσεις, ἵνʼ εἰδῶμεν πῶς τὰ πραγμάτιά σου φέρεται. τὰ ἐριόξυλα τὰ λευκά, καθώς σε παρὼν παρεκάλεσα πέμψον Μένονι. ἂν μαλακὰ ἦν, εἶπε παρών σοι, πεμφθῇ ἀπὸ Ῥώμης. ἀνακομίσω ἂν ἐθέλῃς ἀναπέμψασθαι κ…[…] […]ιπινασουει…υ…οντ… ἀντίγρα…ον ἀπέπεμψά σοι ἵνα μὴ παραπέσῃ …ενεικον πολλάκι Σεμπρωνίῳ κα……ο[…]…[…] περισπωμεν[…] περὶ τὰ στρατιωτικὰ …[…] …[…]εστιν παρενοχλοῦν ἵνα μὴ …[…] …ε…[…]ομένους καὶ δυναμένους […] [… 2 lines lost …] ἐρρῶσθαι σε βούλομαι, ἄδελφε, π…α…[…] ἄσπάζεταί σε Σιτέλκας καὶ τὰ παιδία αὐτοῦ κατʼ ὄνομα.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Rullius to Julius Apollinarius his brother, greeting. I am surprised that you have not sent us a little letter through which you might make clear to us whether, in accordance with our prayers, you came through safely and what you are doing now, so that we may know how your affairs are going. The white cottons, as I asked you when I was with you, send to Menon. If they were soft, he said when he was with you, let them be sent from Rome. I will bring back whatever you wish to send back […] […] I sent you a copy so that it may not go astray […] often to Sempronius […] […] distracted (?) […] about military matters […] […] is troublesome, so that not […] […] and able […] [… 2 lines lost …] I wish you good health, brother. […] Sitelkas greets you, and his children each by name.

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