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p.oxy.1.121 IIIOxyrhynchos

Letter via HGV-meta

Letter from Isidoros to Aurelius with instructions on estate work. A private letter from Isidoros to Aurelius, apparently his estate manager or associate, giving instructions about digging up two acacia trees, keeping the bulls and carpenters working, and bundling branches for hauling. It dates to the 3rd century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Ἰσίδωρος Αὐρηλίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. καθὼς εἶπά σοι περὶ τῶν δύο ἀκάνθων ἵνα δώσωσιν ἡμῖν αὐτά, ἤδη ἐν τῇ σήμερον περιορυγήτωσαν. αὐτὸς ὁ Φανείας ἀναγκασάτω αὐτὰς ὀρυγῆναι. ἂν μὴ θέλῃ, γράψον μοι ἵνʼ εἰδῶ. καὶ γὰρ τάχα ἐν τῇ αὔριον ἐρχόμεθα σφραγεῖσαι. σπεῦσον οὖν τοῦτο, ἵνʼ εἰδῶ. περὶ τῶν ταύρων ἐργαζέσσθωσαν. μὴ ἀφῇς αὐτοὺς ἀργῆσαι ὅλως. τοὺς κλάδους ἔνεγκον εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν πάντας ἵνα δήσῃ τρία τρία καὶ ἑλκύσῃ. οὕτως ποίησον, καὶ συνφέρει. μὴ προσποιήσῃς πρὸς τοὺς κυρίους αὐτῶν. τάχα οὐδὲν δίδω αὐτῷ. μέγα πρᾶγμα ποιῶ αὐτοῖς. τοὺς τέκτονας μὴ ἀφῇς ὅλως ἀργῆσαι· ὄχλει αὐτοῖς. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Isidoros to Aurelius his brother, very many greetings. As I told you about the two acacia trees, that they should give them to us, let them dig around them this very day. Let Phaneias himself compel them to be dug up. If he is unwilling, write to me so that I may know. For perhaps tomorrow we are coming to seal them. Hurry with this, then, so that I may know. As for the bulls, let them work. Do not let them be idle at all. Bring all the branches to the road so that he may tie them in threes and drag them. Do this, and it is to your advantage. Do not pretend anything to their owners. Perhaps I give him nothing. I am doing them a great favour. Do not let the carpenters be idle at all; press them. I pray for your health.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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