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p.oxy.14.1776 spätes IV - frühes VOxyrhynchos

Letter of Paulus to Demetrius via HGV-meta

Letter from Paulos to Demetrios about workers for a new cistern. A short business letter from Paulos to Demetrios at Oxyrhynchus, sending river-workers to dig or work on a new cistern. Demetrios is to provide them with grain or sour wine and to collect two jars of cheese from the cultivators of the three water-wheels of Papsau for them. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Δημητρίῳ Παῦλος. τοὺς ποταμίτας ἀπέστειλα ὅπως ποιήσῃς αὐτοὺς ἐργάσασθαι εἰς τὸν καινὸν λάκκον. θέλησον ὅσον χρῄζουσι ἔν τε σίτῳ ἢ ὄξει παρασχοῦ αὐτοῖς, καὶ τοὺς γεωργοὺς τῶν τριῶν μηχανῶν τοῦ Παψαὺ ἀπαίτησον τυρῶν κεράμια δύο καὶ παρασχοῦ αὐτοῖς. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις, κύριέ μου ἄδελφε. [v] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
To my lord brother Demetrios, Paulos. I have sent the river-workers so that you may have them work on the new cistern. Please supply them with whatever they need, whether in grain or sour wine, and demand from the cultivators of the three water-wheels of Papsau 2 jars of cheese and supply (these) to them. I pray for your health for many years, my lord brother. [verso] […]

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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