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p.oxy.12.1581 IIOxyrhynchites

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Letter from Apia to her brother Zoilos about Sarapion. A private letter from a woman named Apia to her brother Zoilos, asking him not to let Sarapion idle about but to put him to work and keep a close eye on him. She mentions loaves she has baked and will send through Ptolemaios, and exchanges greetings with relatives and acquaintances. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from the Oxyrhynchite nome. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Ἀπία Ζωίλωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. πρὸ πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. ἐρωτηθεὶς, ἀδελφέ, Σαραπίωνα μὴ ἀφῇς ἀργεῖν καὶ ῥέμβεσθαι, ἀλλὰ εἰς ἐργασίαν αὐτὸν βάλε. ἐγὼ μὲν τοὺς ἄρτους ἐποίησα. πέμψω δέ σοι διὰ Πτολεμαίου ὅταν αὐτὸς ὁ Πτολεμαῖος λάβῃ. ἄσπασαι Μοδεστᾶν καὶ τὸν υἱόν. παραδώσεις δὲ καὶ τῷ Μοδεστᾷ ἀφʼ ὧν ἐὰν κομισθῇ σοι. διὰ παντὸς ἔχε τὸν Σαραπίωνα ἐπιμελῶς. ἄσπασαι καὶ Ἑρμιόνην καὶ Ἡρακλείδην καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ. ἀσπάζεταί σε καὶ Σαραπίωνα […]ις καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου … [v] παρὰ Ἀπίας Ζωίλωι ἀδελφῶι

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Apia to Zoilos her brother, greetings. Before all else I pray that you are in good health. Please, brother, do not let Sarapion be idle and wander about, but put him to work. I have made the loaves. I will send them to you through Ptolemaios when Ptolemaios himself receives them (?). Greet Modestas and his son. And you will hand over to Modestas some of whatever is brought to you. Always keep Sarapion carefully in hand. Greet also Hermione and Herakleides and his son. […] greets you and Sarapion, and my father […] [verso] From Apia to Zoilos her brother.

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Found at Oxyrhynchites

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