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p.oxy.12.1467
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α, διαση μότατε ἡγεμών, οἵτινες ἐξουσίαν διδόασιν ταῖς γυναι ξὶν ταῖς τῶν τριῶν τέκνων δικαίῳ κεκοσμημέναις ἑαυ τῶν κυριεύειν καὶ χωρὶς κυ ρίου χρηματίζειν ἐν αἷς ποι οῦνται οἰκονομίαις, πολλῷ δὲ πλέον ταῖς γράμματα ἐπισταμέναις. καὶ αὐτὴ τοί νυν τῷ μὲν κόσμῳ τῆς εὐ παιδείας εὐτυχήσασα, ἐνγράμματος δὲ καὶ ἐς τὰ μάλιστα γράφειν εὐκόπωςευβοπως δυναμένη, ὑπὸ περισσῆς ἀσφαλείας διὰ τούτων μου τῶν βιβλιδίωνβιβλειδίων προσφωνῶπροσφῶ τῷ σῷ μεγέθειμεγέθι πρὸς τὸ δύνα σθαι ἀνεμποδίστως ἃς ἐν τεῦθεν ποιοῦμαι οἰκονομίας διαπράσσεσθαι. ἀξιῶ ἔχειν αὐτὰ ἀπροκρίτως τοῖς δι καίοις μου ἐν τῇ σῇ τοῦ δια σημοτάτου τάξειτάξι, ἵνʼ ὦ βεβο ηθημένη καὶ εἰσαεί σοιὁμοίας χάριτας ὁμολογήσω. διευτύχει. Αὐρηλία Θαϊσοῦς ἡ καὶ Λολλι ανὴ διεπεμψάμην πρὸς ἐ πίδοσιν. ἔτους ι Ἐπεὶφ βκα. ἔσται σοῦ τὰ βιβλία ἐν τῇ τάξει.Translations (1)
(From: J. Rowlandson, Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt, 1998, no. 142.) …[Laws long ago have been made], most eminent prefect, which empower women who are adorned with the right of three children to be mistresses of themselves and act without a guardian in whatever business they transact, especially those who know how to write. Accordingly, as I too enjoy the happy honour of being blessed with children and as I am a literate woman able to write with a high degree of ease, it is with abundant security that I appeal to your highness by this my application with the object of being enabled to accomplish without hindrance whatever business I henceforth transact, and I beg you to keep it without prejudice to my rights in your eminence’s office, in order that I may obtain your support and acknowledge my unfailing gratitude. Farewell. I, Aurelia Thaisous also called Lolliane, have sent this for presentation. Year 10, Epeiph 21. Annotation Your application shall be kept in the [office].
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 21868 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;12;1467 tier-1
- HGV-Text 21868 tier-1
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