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p.michael.16 II - III
Fragment of a private letter via HGV-meta
Letter to a brother complaining of his silence. Fragment of a private letter in which the writer reproaches his brother for not writing about his health since their mother went to stay with him, saying news would put his mind at rest. Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. machine translation
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TM 28824.
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- Fragment of a private letter HGV-meta unbekanntII - III
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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τῶι ἀδελφῷ πολλὰ χαίρειν.
πρὸ τῶν ὅλων ἐρρῶσθαί σε
εὔχομαι. ἐχρῆ σε ἄδελφε
γράφειν μοι διηνεκῶς
περὶ τῆς ὑγιείας σου. ἐξ ὧν
ἡ μήτηρ ἡμῶν ἦλθεν πρός
σε οὔτε φάσιν μοι οὔτε ἐπιστολὴν ἐγράψατέ μοι ἵνα
καὶ αὐτὸς τεθαρρημένως
ἐμαυτὸν ἡδέως ἔχω.
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[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
[…]
to his brother, many greetings.
Before all else I pray that you are well. You ought, brother, to write to me constantly about your health. Since our mother came to you, you (plural) have written me neither a message nor a letter, so that I too might be reassured and at ease in myself.
[…]
[…]
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 28824 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.michael;;16 tier-1
- HGV-Text 28824 tier-1
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