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p.mich.8.519 IV - V
Private Letter via APIS-papyrus
Letter from Bes the wine-merchant to his father Phamaeis. The opening of a private letter from Bes, a wine-merchant, to his father Phamaeis, sending greetings to him, his mother Thermoutis and the household. The text breaks off just as Bes begins thanking his father for something sent. It dates to the 4th or 5th century AD; the place is unknown. machine translation
The same text in other collections
Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 32728.
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- Private Letter APIS-papyrus unknown place, province of EgyptIVth century or Vth century A.D.
- Bes to Phamaeis HGV-meta unbekanntIV - V
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
χμγ
τῷ κυρίῳ μου καὶ ἀγαπητῷ πατρὶ
Φαμάεις Βῆς οἰνοπράτης χαίρειν.
πρὸ μὲν πάντων πολλά σε προσαγορεύω καὶ τὴν μητέρα
μου Θερμοῦτιν καὶ τὸν ἀβάσκαντόν σου οἶκον κατὰ ὄνομα. καλῶς ἔπεμψάς μοι …[…]
[… ? lines lost …]
[v]
[…]… κυρίῳ μου […]Translations (1)
[recto]
643
To my lord and beloved father Phamaeis, Bes the wine-merchant, greetings.
Before all else I greet you warmly, and my mother Thermoutis, and your household, may the evil eye spare it, each by name. You did well to send me […]
[…]
[verso]
[…] to my lord […]
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 32728 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.mich;8;519 tier-1
- HGV-Text 32728 tier-1
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