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p.oxy.14.1775 IV

Letter of Plutarchus to Theoninus via HGV-meta

Letter from Ploutarchos to his brother Theoninos about errands. A private letter from Ploutarchos to his brother Theoninos, written at Oxyrhynchus in the 4th century AD. Ploutarchos assures him he carried out a commission concerning Alexandria despite trouble from his father, and asks him, when he comes down, to collect money, buy him an entolikon and fetch a tunic from Megale. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Θεονίνῳ Πλούταρχος χαίρειν. τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν παρὰ τῳ δεσπότῃ θεῷ ὅπως ὁλόκληρόν σε ἀπολάβω. εἰδέναι σε θέλω, κύριέ μου ἄδελφε, ἐπεὶ τοσαύτην ἐντολήν μοι παρέδωκας εν…κλ…[…] λάβω εἰς Ἀλεξάνδριαν, οὐχ ὤκνησα οὔτε πάλιν ἠμέλησα. ὁ γὰρ πατήρ μου πολλὰ μοι κακὰ ἐποίησεν, καὶ ἔστεξα ἕως ἔλθῃς. πᾶν ποίησον οὖν, κύριέ μου ἄδελφε, σοῦ κατερχομένου λαβεῖν τὸ κέρμα καὶ ἀγοράσαι μοι ἐντολικὸν καὶ λαβεῖν παρὰ τῆς Μεγάλης τὸ στιχάριον. ἀλλὰ μόνον μὴ ἀμελήσῃς. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις. ἐντολικὸν[…] [… 8 lines lost …] [v] Θεονίνῳ παρὰ Πλουτάρχου ἀδελφοῦ.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my lord brother Theoninos, Ploutarchos, greetings. I make obeisance for you every day before the lord god, that I may receive you back in full health. I want you to know, my lord brother, since you entrusted me with so great a commission […] to take (?) to Alexandria, I did not hesitate nor again did I neglect it. For my father did me much harm, and I held out until you should come. So do everything, my lord brother, when you come down, to get the money and buy me an entolikon and get the tunic from Megale. Only do not neglect it. I pray for your health for many years. Entolikon […] [… 8 lines lost …] [verso] [To Theoninos] from Ploutarchos, his brother.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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