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p.oxy.14.1762 II - IIIOxyrhynchos

Letter of Chaereas to his Father via HGV-meta

Letter from Chaireas to his 'father' Dionysios about Serenos. A private letter from Chaireas to Dionysios, whom he calls 'father', about negotiations with a certain Serenos, who has released them but will not yet reconcile or make a written agreement until Dionysios arrives. Chaireas asks Dionysios to advise Serenos, since he will listen to him; Rhodope will give the details. Written at Oxyrhynchus in the 2nd or 3rd century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Χαιρέας Διονυσίῳ τῷ κυρίῳ πατρὶ χαίρειν. ἀναγκαῖον ἡγησάμην εἶναι δηλοῦν σοι τὰ περὶ Σερήνου πεπραγμένα. τὸ μὲν οὖν ἀκριβὲς Ῥοδόπη σοι δηλώσει. δεδεήμεθα ταῦτα πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ τέλος ἐπένευσεν καὶ ἀπέλυσεν ἡμᾶς εἰδὼς τὰ μετʼ αὐτά, οὔπω μέντοι εἰς διαλλαγὰς ἐλθεῖν ἠθέλησεν, οὐδὲ περὶ συνγραφῆς λόγον πεποίηται, σὲ περιμένων. διὰ τοῦτο οὖν σοῦ δεόμεθα ἵνα αὐτῷ περὶ τούτων συμβουλεύσῃς. σοῦ γὰρ μᾶλλον ἢ ἡμῶν ἀκούσεται. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. [v] Διονυσίῳ πατρὶ γυμνασιαρχ.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Chaireas to Dionysios his lord father, greetings. I thought it necessary to inform you of what has been done regarding Serenos. Rhodope will tell you the exact details. We made this request to him, and in the end he consented and released us, knowing what followed; however, he has not yet been willing to come to a reconciliation, nor has he said anything about a written agreement, as he is waiting for you. For this reason, then, we ask you to advise him about these matters. For he will listen to you rather than to us. I pray for your health. [verso] To Dionysios, father, gymnasiarch.

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