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p.oxy.12.1582 IIOxyrhynchites

Letter of Abascantus via HGV-meta

Letter from Abaskantos to Sarapion about his illness. A private letter from Abaskantos to his 'brother' Sarapion, who has been ill, saying he was ready to come and look after him and rejoicing at news from the goldsmith Serenos that Sarapion's fever has gone. It was written in the Oxyrhynchite nome in the 2nd century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] [… ? lines lost …] ἅμα τῷ Σερῆνον τὸν χρυσοχοῦν τὸν φίλον ἥκειν πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἀκούσας[…]…α τὰ περὶ σὲ …[…]ιδια […]ἡμέρᾳ τῶν γυμνασιάρχων ἕτοιμος ἤμην ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ καὶ ὑπηρετεῖν σοι. θεῶν δὲ διδόντων καλῶς ἕξεις. λέγει γὰρ Σερῆνος ὁ φίλος ὅτι ἀπύρετός ἐστιν. τοῦτο δὲ προσδοκία ἀγαθή. ἀσπάζεταί σε Σαραπίων ὁ υἱός μου καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ. τὰ παιδία σου ἔρρωται. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, ἄδελφε. Ἐπεὶφ β. [v] Σαραπίωνι ἀδελφῷ ἀπὸ Ἀβασκάντου.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] […] As soon as I heard that our friend Serenos the goldsmith had come to us […] the matters concerning you […] on the […] day of the gymnasiarchs I was ready to come to you and attend to you. But with the gods' help you will be well. For our friend Serenos says that you are free of fever, and this is a good sign. My son Sarapion greets you, and his mother. Your children are well. I pray for your health, brother. Epeiph 2. [verso] To Sarapion, his brother, from Abaskantos.

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Found at Oxyrhynchites

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