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p.oxy.14.1770 spätes IIIOxyrhynchos

Letter of a Son to his Mother via HGV-meta

Letter from a son to his mother and brothers about oil, fish sauce and a visit. A private letter from a son to his mother and brothers at Oxyrhynchus, late 3rd century AD. He complains that they never write back despite his daily letters, asks them to hand a labelled jar of oil to Hierax, urges his mother to come quickly or else send Thonios, and requests a Knidian jar of fish sauce. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίᾳ μου μητρὶ ἅμα τοῖς κυρίοις μου ἀδελφοῖς πλεῖστα χαίρειν. προηγουμένως εὔχομαι ὑμᾶς ὑγιαίνειν καὶ εὖ πράττειν. γινώσκειν ὑμᾶς θέλω ὅτι μετὰ πάντων ὁλοκληροῦμεν. θαυμάζωὅπως καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν ὑμῖν γράφω καὶ οὐδεμίαν μοι ἐγράψατε. ἐκομισάμην ὅσα ἀπεστείλατε· …[…] γὰρ οὐ καθαρίως γράφει π[…] σολυχιδι. κόμισον οὖν […] παρὰ τοῦ ἀναδιδόντος ταῦτά μου τὰ γράμματα ἀγγεῖον ἐλαίου καὶ δὸς αὐτὸ Ἱέρακει, ἔχον ἐπιγραφὴν Ὡρίωνος, Ὡρίων, καὶ πᾶν ποίησον ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἐν τάχει. ἐὰν δὲ εἰδῇς ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ μένεις, ἀπόστειλόν μοι Θώνιον· αὐτοῦ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχω ἐνταῦθα. ἐὰν δὲ ἔλθῃς εὐτυχῶς, ἀκούεις πάντα καὶ τὰ πραχθέντα. ἀπόστειλόν μοι γὰρ κνίδιον γάρους καὶ τὰς ἐπιστολὰς δὸς Ἱέρακει τὰ δελ…α… μετὰ τούτου. ἀσπάζω τὸν κύριόν μου υἱὸν Τ[…] καὶ τοὺς ἡμῶν πάντας κατʼ ὄνομα. καὶ Ε[…] ἀσπάζει ὑμᾶς ὅλους. ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις. [v] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my lady mother, together with my lords brothers, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are in good health and prosper. I want you to know that we are well, with everyone. I am surprised that every day I write to you and you have not written me a single letter. I received everything you sent; […] for he does not write clearly […] Solychis (?). So collect […] from the man who delivers this letter of mine a jar of oil and give it to Hierax, bearing the label of Horion, 'Hor(ion)', and do everything to come to us quickly. But if you know that you are staying where you are, send me Thonios, for I need him here. And if you come safely, you will hear everything, including what has been done. Send me a Knidian jar of fish sauce, and give the letters to Hierax, the […] with him. I greet my lord son T[…] and all of ours by name. And E[…] greets you all. I pray for your health for many years. [verso] […]

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