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p.neph.4 IVAlexandria

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Letter from Paulos in Alexandria to Nepheros about oil, bread and sheepskins. A Christian letter from Paulos, living away from home in Alexandria, to Nepheros, a monastic figure, asking for his prayers. Paulos reports selling three bundles and buying oil for Nepheros, asks him to have 16 artabas of wheat made into bread to be sent in a basket, and requests three or four sheepskins. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r,ctr] τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ ἀγαπητῷ Νεφερῷ Παῦλος ἐν θεῷ χαίρειν. προηγουμένως εὔχομαι νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας καταξιοῦσθαι ὑπὸ τῆς σῆς θεοσεβείας καὶ κελεύεσθαι ἐν οἷς ἂν βούλοιτο ἡ σὴ φιλανθρωπία ἐπὶ τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας γινώσκων κέρδος εἶναί μοι ψυχῆς τὸ μνημονεύεσθαι ἐν ταῖς σαῖς εὐχαῖς τῆς σῆς εἰς θεὸν ἐλπίδος. ὅθεν παρακαλῶ, ἵνα μου μνημονεύσῃς ἐν ταῖς εὐχαῖς καὶ τῶν παιδίων μου διὰ τὴν ξενιτείαν ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἡμῖν ὁ θεὸς τὸ τέλος ἐν τοῖς ἰδίοις χαρίσηται. κατηξίωσας δὲ κελεῦσαί μοι τὰ τρία δεσμίδια λαβόντα διοικῆσαι καὶ εἰς χρείαν σου ἔλαιον ἀποστεῖλαι. ἐπράθησαν οὖν ἐκ μυριάδων δεκατεσσάρων . ἠγοράσθη δὲ τὸ ἀγγεῖον τοῦ ἐλαίου μυριάδων ἑξήκοντα . σὺν θεῷ δὲ ἐάν μοι ἐνεχθῇ ἀποστέλλω πάλιν· ἐγὼ γὰρ χάριν λαμβάνω, ὅτε καταξιοῖς παρʼ ἐμοῦ δέξασθαι ὁδήποτε. ἀξιῶ δέ, ἵνα, εἰ ἀβαρές ἐστιν, τὰς δεκαὲξ ἀρτάβας τοῦ σίτου λαβὼν παρὰ Παπνουτίου Ὡρίωνος ψωμία ποιήσῃς[…]ε[…] [… ? lines lost …] [r,ms] σὺν θεῷ δέ, ἐὰν ψωμία γένηται, πέμψον ἡμῖν ψίαθον μεστήν. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, ἄνθρωπε θεοῦ. [v] τῷ δεσπότῃ μου ἀγαπητῳ Νεφερῷ Παῦλος. ἐάν τις τῶν πρόβατα ἐχόντων δέρματα προβάτων παρʼ ὑμῖν δυνηθῇ εὑρεῖν, τριῶν ἢ τεσσάρων χρείαν ἔχω.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
To the most honoured, beloved Nepheros, Paulos, greetings in God. Before all else I pray night and day to be deemed worthy by your piety and to be commanded in whatever your kindness may wish in Alexandria, knowing that it is a gain for my soul to be remembered in your prayers, through your hope in God. Therefore I beg you to remember me in your prayers, and my children too, because of our living abroad, so that God may grant us the end (of it) among our own people. You were good enough to order me to take the three small bundles, dispose of them, and send olive oil for your needs. They were sold for 14 myriads (of denarii), and the jar of oil was bought for 60 myriads. God willing, if it is brought to me, I will send again; for I count it a favour when you deign to accept anything at all from me. I ask that, if it is no burden, you take the 16 artabas of wheat from Papnoutios son of Horion and make (them into) bread […] [… lines lost …] [margin] God willing, if the bread is made, send us a mat (basket) full. I pray for your health, man [of God]. [verso] To my master, beloved Nepheros, Paulos. If any of the sheep-owners among you can find sheepskins, I need three or four.

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