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p.mich.8.506 II - III
Private Letter via APIS-papyrus
Letter from Valerianus to Sokrates urging him to come quickly. A private letter from Valerianus to Sokrates, urging him to come down quickly because a friend has promised to settle Sokrates' affair through his intercession. Valerianus warns him not to delay in case Julius sails away suddenly, and passes on greetings from Sokrates' daughter. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. machine translation
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TM 27116.
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- Private Letter APIS-papyrus unknown place, province of EgyptIInd century/IIIrd century A.D.
- Valerianus to Socrates HGV-meta unbekanntII - III
- Letter from Valerianus to Sokrates APIS-papyrus 2nd - 3rd c. AD
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
Οὐαλεριανὸς Σωκράτει
χαίρειν.
ἀναγκαίως ταχὺ κατάντησον ἐνθάδε ἐπεὶ φίλος μου Αὐλίατος τὸ πρᾶγμά σοι ἀπαλλάξαι ἤδη ὑπέσχετό μοι καταντήσαντι τοῦ ἐξαιτήσασθαι αὐτό. ὅρα οὖν μὴ βραδύνῃς μήποτε ἐξάπινα ἀποπλεύσῃ
Ἰούλιος. χαριεῖς καὶ τούτῳ ἐπεὶ
ξένος ἄνθρωπός ἐστι. ἀσπάζεταί σε ἡ θυγάτηρ σου.
ἔρρωσο.
[v]
[…]Σωκράτει.Translations (1)
[recto]
Valerianus to Sokrates, greetings.
You must come down here quickly, since my friend Auliatos (?) has already promised me to settle your matter for you, if you come down, by interceding for it. So see that you do not delay, lest Julius suddenly sail away. You will also be doing him a favour, since he is a stranger here.
Your daughter greets you.
Farewell.
[verso]
[…] to Sokrates.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 27116 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mich;8;506 tier-1
- HGV-Text 27116 tier-1
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