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Letter from Paulos to Nepheros about wheat owed by Papnouthis. Fragmentary letter from Paulos to Nepheros asking him to press Papnouthis son of Horion into handing over 16 artabas of wheat, complaining that Papnouthis lies despite the monastic habit he wears and has not repaid even the principal after a long time. It ends with greetings to Ophellios, the mother Tienor, Pinas, Horion and the other brothers; 4th century AD, from the Nepheros archive. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r,ctr] [… ? lines lost …] […]Παπνοῦθιν τὸν υἱὸν Ὡρίωνος δυσωπήσῃς καὶ τὰς δεκαὲξ τοῦ σίτου ἀρτάβας ὑποδέξῃ παρʼ αὐτοῦ. πάνυ δὲ θαυμάζω, πῶς οὔτε τὸ σχῆμα ὃ φορεῖ αἰσχύνεται ψευδόμενος οὔτε σὲ τὸν πάσης τιμῆς ἄξιον δυσωπεῖται μηδὲ τὸ κεφάλαιον διὰ τοσούτου χρόνου βουλόμενος δοῦναι. ἀσπάζομαι τὸν κύριόν μου Ὀφέλλιον καὶ τὴν τιμιωτάτην μητέρα ἡμῶν Τιενὼρ καὶ Πῖναν καὶ Ὡρίωνα· προσαγορεύω καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν πάντας [r,ms] κατʼ ὄνομα. ἐρρωμένον σε ψυχῇ καὶ σώματι ὁ κύριος φυλάξει. [v] […] Νεφερῷ Παῦλος.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[… ? lines lost …] […] that you put pressure on (?) Papnouthis the son of Horion and receive from him the 16 artabas of wheat. I am very much astonished how he is neither ashamed of the habit he wears when he lies, nor shows respect for you, who are worthy of all honour, not even wishing to pay the principal after so long a time. ⟨I greet⟩ my lord Ophellios and our most honoured mother Tienor and Pinas and Horion; I address [also all our other brothers] [in the margin] [by name]. The Lord will keep you in good health in soul and body. [verso] [To …] Nepheros Paulos.

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