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p.mich.8.502 IIKoptos
Private Letter via APIS-papyrus
Letter from Valerius Gemellus seeking reconciliation with his brother. A private letter from Valerius Gemellus, apparently serving in the army and living away from home, to his brother Valerius, begging him to be reconciled after a quarrel and to write about his health. He mentions praying for him at Koptos and sends thanks to his sister Thermoutharion. machine translation
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TM 27112.
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- Private Letter APIS-papyrus Koptos, Koptite nome, province of IInd century A.D.
- Gemellus to his Brother HGV-meta KoptosII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Ἐπεὶφ […]
Οὐαλέριος Γέμελλος Οὐαλερίῳ […]
πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν σε
εὔχομαι καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ἀδιαλείπτως ποιούμενος παρὰ τοῖς τριχώμασι ἐν Κοπτῷ. ἐρωτῶ σε γράψαι μοι
καὶ οἱ θεοί σε τὸ αὐτὸ ἐρωτῶσι. εἴπερ …[…]
σε ἀγνοῶ ὀφείλεις μοι συνχωρεῖν τοῦτο μόνον. παρακληθείς, ἄδελφε, διαλλάγηθί μοι ὅπως χρήσωμαι καὶ ἐν
τῇ στρατείᾳ τῇ σῇ παρρησίᾳ. τὸ δὴ λοιπὸν μὴ εἶχές με
μηδʼ ἑξῆς ἀδελφῷ ἐξ οὗ ἐπεξενώθην; ἀλλʼ ἔχω σε δίκην
ὁσίου ἀδελφοῦ ὡς τὸν Σάραπιν.
μάλιστα δέ τις ἄλλη
ἐλπὶς οὐκ ἔστιν ὡς ἡ παρρησία τῶν ἀδελφῶν καὶ τῶν
ἰδίων. μὴ οὖν ἄλλως ποιήσῃς ἀλλὰ δήλωσόν μοι περὶ
τῆς σωτηρίας σου, καὶ πείσῃς τὴν μητέρα. καλῶς ποιήσεις
γράψαι μοι καθώς σε ἠρώτησα. ἐρρῶσθαί σε
εὔχομαι.
πρὸ παντὸς εὐχαριστῶ μου τῇ ἀδελφῇ καὶ
κυρίᾳ μου Θερμουθαρίῳ παρὰ θεοῖς καὶ …[…]
τὴν σὴν σωτηρίαν. ἄσπασαι Ἰσα…[…]
ἐρρωσθ.Translations (1)
Epeiph […]
Valerius Gemellus to Valerius […], very many greetings. Before all else I pray [that you are in good health], making obeisance for you unceasingly before the Tresses (?) in Koptos. I ask [you to write to me], and the gods ask you the same. If indeed […] I do not know you (?), you ought to forgive me [this one thing only]. Be persuaded, brother, be reconciled with me, so that [I may enjoy] your frankness [even in] the army. Henceforth [did you not hold me] any longer as a brother since I went abroad? [But I hold you like] a holy brother, like Sarapis.
Above all, [there is no other] hope like the frankness of brothers [and] of one's own family. So do not do otherwise, but let me know about your welfare, and persuade our mother. [You will do well] to write to me as I asked you. I pray [for your health].
Before all I give thanks to my sister [and] lady Thermoutharion before the gods and […] your welfare. Greet Isa[…]
Farewell.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 27112 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mich;8;502 tier-1
- HGV-Text 27112 tier-1
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