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p.oxy.12.1481 frühes IIOxyrhynchites (?)

Letter of a Soldier to his Mother via HGV-meta

Letter from the soldier Theonas to his mother Tetheus. A letter from Theonas, a soldier in camp, to his mother Tetheus, explaining that he has not written because of duties in camp, not illness, and reassuring her that he was not seriously ill. He thanks her for gifts brought by his brother Dionytas and asks her not to trouble herself to send anything more. It dates to the early 2nd century AD, probably from the Oxyrhynchite nome. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Θεωνᾶς Τεθεῦτι τῆι μητρὶ καὶ κυρίᾳ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. γινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι διὰ τοσούτου χρόνου οὐκ ἀπέσταλκά σοι ἐπιστόλιον διότι ἐν παρεμβολῇ εἰμι καὶ οὐ διʼ ἀσθένειαν, ὥστε μὴ λυποῦ. λίαν δʼ ἐλυπήθην ἀκούσας ὅτι ἤκουσας. οὐ γὰρ δεινῶς ἠσθένησα. μέμφομαι δὲ τὸν εἴπαντα σοι. μὴ ὀχλοῦ δὲ πέμπειν τι ἡμῖν. ἐκομισάμεθα δὲ τὰ θαλλία παρὰ τοῦ τοῦ Ἡρακλείδου. Διονυτᾶς δὲ ὁ ἀδελφός μου ἤνεγκέ μοι τὸν θαλλὸν καὶ τὴν ἐπιστολήν σου ἐκομισάμην. εὐχαριστῶ τοῖς θεοῖς[…] πάντοτε, ἐπικ…ε…τα […]νται δηλῶ ουπ…αυ [… ? lines lost …] [r,ms] μὴ ἐπιβαροῦ πέμπειν τι ἡμῖν τω[…] [v] ἀπὸ Θεωνᾶτος Τεθεῦτι[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Theonas to Tetheus, his mother and lady, very many greetings. I want you to know that the reason I have not sent you a letter for so long is that I am in camp, and not because of illness, so do not be distressed. I was very distressed when I heard that you had heard; for I was not seriously ill. I blame the one who told you. Do not trouble yourself to send us anything. We received the presents from the son (?) of Herakleides. Dionytas my brother brought me the present, and I received your letter. I give thanks to the gods […] always, […] […] I declare […] [… lines lost …] [recto, margin] Do not burden yourself to send us anything […] [verso] From Theonas to Tetheus […]

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Found at Oxyrhynchites

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