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Letter from Chenophres to Phenpsetymes via HGV-meta

Letter from Chenophres to Phenpsetymes about pulses and money. A Christian private letter of the 4th century AD from Chenophres to his 'brother' Phenpsetymes, asking him to send pulses, 3 1/2 artabas of vegetable produce and 2 talents of silver through Pebos, with a penalty of double freight if he fails. He also asks him to look after Boais and her daughter. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] τῷ ἀγαπητῷ μου ἀδελφῷ Φενψετύμῃ Χενοφρῆς ἐν Κυρίῳ χαίρειν. προηγουμένως σε προαγορεύω καὶ τοὺς ἐν οἴκῳ κατὰ ὄνο ὄνομα […]α ὄσπριον […]…[…] καὶ λαχάνου ἀρτάβας τρεῖς ἥμισύ μοι καὶ ἀργυρίου τάλαντα δύο . ἀποδόσῃς αὐτὰ Πεβῶτι ἵνα ἀποφέρῃ μοι αὐτά. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀποδώσῃς αὐτά, ἀποδώσεις τὸν ναῦλον δύο ἅπαξ. νῦν ἐμέλησην τὴν προθεσμίαν, ἀλλὰ ἀπόστειλόν μοι τὸ ὄσπρεον ἐπὶ τάχιον. καὶ φιλοπόνησον τὴν Βοάιν καὶ θάλπισον τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτῆς. δεῖξον Πεβῶτι τῷ υἱῷ μου τὴν Βοάιν ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις. [v] Φενψετύμης παρὰ Χενοφρῆς

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my beloved brother Phenpsetymes, Chenophres, greeting in the Lord. Before all else I greet you and those in your house by name. […] pulses […] and 3 1/2 artabas of vegetable (seed?) for me, and 2 talents of silver. Give them to Pebos so that he may bring them to me. If you do not give them, you will pay the freight charge twice over. Now you have neglected the deadline, but send me the pulses as quickly as possible. And take good care of Boais and keep her daughter warm. Show Boais to Pebos my son. I pray for your health for many years. [verso] To Phenpsetymes from Chenophres.

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