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p.neph.9 IVAlexandria

Paulos an Nepheros, Kolobos und Protos via HGV-meta

Letter from Paulos to Nepheros, Kolobos and Protos about a purchase of oil. A Christian letter from Paulos to Nepheros, Kolobos and Protos, monastic leaders, reporting that he bought oil for them, 20 sextarii at 103 1/2 silver units each, and asking for their prayers for himself and his children. It dates to the 4th century AD and is associated with Alexandria. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] [… ? lines lost …] […]κυρίοις μου τῆς ψυχῆς Παῦλος ἐν κυρίῳ χαίρειν. χάριν ὁμολογῶ τῇ θείᾳ προνοίᾳ, ὅτι με τὸν ἐλάχιστον κατηξιώσατε ὑπουργῆσαι ὑμῖν. ἠγόρασα τοίνυν τὸ ἔλαιον καὶ ὁμοῦ εἰς ἀγγεῖον ἐμέτρησα ξέστας εἴκοσι , ἑκάστου ξέστου ἐξ ἀργυρῶν ἑκατὸν τριῶν ἡμίσους . παρακαλῶ τοιγαροῦν, μνημονεύσατέ μου ἐν ταῖς εὐχαῖς ὑμῶν καὶ τῶν παιδίων μου, καὶ κελεύετέ μοι χάριν ὁμολογοῦντι τῇ προνοίᾳ, ὅτι με καταξιοῦτε λόγου τῆς θεοσεβείας ὑμῶν. ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις εὐδοκιμοῦντας ἐν θεῷ ἀγαπητοὶ ἀδελφοί. [v] δεσπόταις μου καὶ πατράσι Νεφερῷ καὶ Κολοβῷ καὶ Πρώτῳ Παῦλος

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] [… lines lost …] To my lords of my soul […], Paulos, greeting in the Lord. I give thanks to divine providence that you deemed me, the least, worthy to serve you. I bought the oil, then, and measured it all together into a jar, 20 sextarii, each sextarius at 103 1/2 (talents?) of silver. I beg you therefore, remember me in your prayers, and my children, and give me orders, since I give thanks to providence that you deem me worthy of the word of your piety. I pray that you fare well for many years, being in good repute in God, beloved brothers. [verso] To my masters and fathers Nepheros and Kolobos and Protos, Paulos.

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Found at Alexandria

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