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p.oxy.1.155 VIOxyrhynchos
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Letter from Theophilos to the count John acknowledging gifts of provisions. A sixth-century letter from Oxyrhynchus in which Theophilos, a town councillor, thanks his patron the count John for a delivery of wine, honey, bread and other goods, and asks for a jar of radish oil because his household is sick. He also complains that a rug for a foal has been forgotten. machine translation
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Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
π
τὰ ἀποσταλέντα μοι παρὰ τῆς ὑμῶν μεγαλοπρεπείας διὰ Ἰούστου τοῦ παιδὸς
τῆς σῆς μεγαλοπρεπείας ἐδεξάμην, λέγω δὴ οἴνου κνίδια εἴκοσι
καὶ σπαθία εἴκοσι καὶ κνίδια μέλιτος τρία καὶ στάγματος τρία
καὶ ὑδρίας ἄρτων πέντε καὶ κύθραν βουκίου μίαν, καὶ πολλοῖς
χρόνοις καὶ καλοῖς τὴν ὑμῶν μεγαλοπρέπειαν μετὰ τοῦ ἀφθόνου ὑμῶν
οἴκου. ἐπειδὴ αἱ προσκυνοῦσαι τὴν ὑμετέραν μεγαλοπρέπειαν καὶ τὰ παιδία
ἀρρωστοῦσιν, ὡς ἔθος ἔχει τὸ ὑμῶν μέγεθος χαρίζεσθαί μου τοῦ λογαρίου.
ἀποστείλῃ μοι τὸ ὑμῶν μέγεθος στρογγύλιον ῥαφανελαίου.
οὐκέτι δὲ ἐφρόντισεν τὸ σὸν μέγεθος περὶ τοῦ ταπητίου τοῦ πώλου
τῆς σῆς δὲ μεγαλοπρεπείας δούλου Μακαρίου.
[v]
ἐπίδος τῷ δεσπότῃ μου τὰ πάντα μεγαλοπρεπεστάτῳ κόμετι καὶ ἐμῷ προστάτῃ Ἰωάννῃ
παρὰ Θεοφίλου πολιτευομένου.Translations (1)
[recto]
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I have received the things sent to me by your magnificence through Ioustos, the servant of your magnificence, namely 20 knidia of wine and 20 spathia and 3 knidia of honey and 3 of stagma (?) and 5 hydriai of loaves and 1 pot of boukion (?). And may your magnificence live for many good years with your bountiful house. Since the women who do reverence to your magnificence and the children are ill, as your greatness is accustomed to show favour to my little account (?), may your greatness send me a round jar of radish oil. Your greatness has given no further thought to the rug for the foal of the slave of your magnificence, Makarios.
[verso]
Deliver to my master in all things, the most magnificent count and my patron, John, from Theophilos, councillor.
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Oxyrhynchus
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 37144 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;1;155 tier-1
- HGV-Text 37144 tier-1
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