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p.oslo.2.47 23. Aug. 1Fay�m

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Letter from Dionysios to Theon about buying fish and a warning of fraud. A private letter from Dionysios to Theon about fish bought on Theon's behalf, warning him that the buyer may try to cheat him, and asking for five artabas of beans. Written in the Fayum on 23 August AD 1. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Διονύσιος Θέωνι τῶι φιλτάτωι πλεῖσταχαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν. ὡς ἐμνήσθης μοι περὶ ὀψαρίου ἀγοράσαι, ἔδωκα φίλῳ μου ἀγοράσαι δραχμῆς χοίρους ξ. ἔδωκεν τῷ παρὰ σοῦ. καὶ αὐτὸς δὲ ἠγόρασεν δραχμῆς χοίρους λ. καὶ σφυρίδαν αὐτῷ δέδωκα. ὅρα μή σε παραλογίσηται , ὡς κοινῶς ἠγορακέναι παραλελόγισται. αὐτὸς ἀγοράζων οὐκ ἔλαβεν εἰ μὴ χοίρους λ, σὺ δὲ ξ. καὶ ἀπόστειλόν μοι κυάμου ἀντὶ φακοῦ ἀρτάβας πέντε . τὰ δʼ ἄλλα ἐπιμέλου σεαυτοῦ ἵνα ὑγιαίνῃς. ἀσπάζου τοὺς σοὺς πάντας, Ἡρακλῆν Πετάλου. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους λ Καίσαρος Μεσορὴ λ. καὶ τὴν σφυρίδαν ἀπόστειλόν μοι διὰ Ἀνδροῦν. [v] ἀπόδος Θεωνᾶτι

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Dionysios to his dearest Theon, very many greetings and constant good health. As you reminded me about buying fish, I gave (money) to a friend of mine to buy 60 'piglets' for a drachma. He gave them to your man. And he himself bought 30 'piglets' for a drachma. And I have given him a basket. See that he does not cheat you, as he has falsely claimed to have bought in common. He himself, when buying, got only 30 'piglets', but you 60. And send me 5 artabas of beans instead of lentils. For the rest, take care of yourself so that you stay well. Greet all your people, and Herakles son of Petalos. Farewell. Year 30 of Caesar, Mesore 30. And send me the basket through Andros. [verso] Deliver to Theonas.

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