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p.mich.8.514 IIIAlexandria

Private Letter via APIS-papyrus

Letter from Isidora to her daughter Sarapias. A private letter from Isidora in Alexandria to her daughter Sarapias, with prayers to Serapis, news that illness kept her from collecting her (deceased?) son's deposits, a promise to send a tunic for the granddaughter, and remarks on Sarapias' quarrel with her husband about her father. The address on the back names Apollos son of Salibotas as sender to the priest Onnophris. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Ἰσιδώρα Σαραπιάδι τῇ θυγατρὶ πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν μετὰ τῶν σῶν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σεράπιδι μετὰ τοῦ τέκνου σου. οἶδας ὅτι ἀθυμῶ τῷ νῷ διὰ τὸν ἀδελφόν σου. οὐκ ἔλαβα αὐτοῦ τὰ δηπόσιτα ὃτι ἠσθένηκα· ἡμέρας ἔχουσι λαμβάνειν. περὶ οὗ εἴρηκας ὅτι πέμψον χιτῶνα τῇ μικρᾷ, ἐὰν εὕρω τινὰ πιστὸν πέμψω. καὶ ἐὰν ὁ θεὸς θέλῃ κατέλαβά σε. εἴ τι ἔχω σόν ἐστιν καὶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου. ἤκουσα ὅτι ἀηδίαν πεποίηκας μετὰ τοῦ ἀνδρός σου χάριν τοῦ πατρός σου. οὐ μεμένηκε ἐχόνομά μου ὅτι χειμών ἐστιν. πέμψον αὐτὸν παρʼ αὑτόν· ἐὰν ἀναβῶ κυβερνήσω αὐτὸν πάλιν. μένω Ἀπολλῶν. τάχα στρατεύσηται· στρατευθῇ μὴ στρατευθῇ δεῖ με ἀναβῆναι. γράψον μοι περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας σου ἐν τάχει. ἐὰν θέλῃς γράψαι ἐπιστολήν ἐχόνομα Σερήνου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ Σκαμβῦτος μένω τὸ προσκύνημα αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ Σεράπιδος. ἀσπάζου τὸν πατέρα τῶν παιδίων καὶ τὰ παιδία. ἄσπασαι Θαυσᾶριν ἄσπασαι τὰ τέκνα σου. ἀσπάζου Πεηοῦν καὶ Πεμέν. μὴ ἀναγκάσῃς μέ σε μέμψασθαί σε Ὀννῶφριν ἐπὶ … ἀηδίᾳ αὐτῆς. … ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἀπολλῶς καὶ τὰ τέκνα σου. [v] ἀπόδος Ὀννῶφρι ἱερεῖ …α…ησ…το ἀπὸ Ἀπολλῶτος Σαλιβωτᾶ.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Isidora to Sarapias her daughter, many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are well together with your family, and I make your act of obeisance before the lord Serapis together with your child. You know that I am disheartened in mind because of your brother. I did not receive his deposits because I have been ill; they have days (still) to receive (them). Concerning what you said, 'Send a tunic for the little girl', if I find someone trustworthy I will send it. And if the god wills, I shall have reached you. Whatever I have is yours and your brother's. I heard that you have had a quarrel with your husband on account of your father. My namesake (?) has not stayed, because it is winter. Send him to him; if I go up, I will steer him again. I am staying (with?) Apollon (?). Perhaps he will be enlisted; whether he is enlisted or not, I must go up. Write to me quickly about your welfare. If you wish to write a letter, (write it) in the name of Serenos the brother of Skambys. I continue (making) his act of obeisance in the bosom of Serapis. Greet the father of the children and the children. Greet Thausarin; greet your children. Greet Peeous and Pemen. Do not force me to blame you, Onnophris, for (?) … her unpleasantness. … Apollos greets you and your children. [verso] Deliver to Onnophris, priest, … from Apollos son of Salibotas.

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