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p.oxy.16.1866 VI - VIIOxyrhynchos
Letter of a μείζων via HGV-meta
Letter from Makarios, headman of Spania, about goods seized by neighbouring villagers. A letter from Makarios, headman (meizon) of the village of Spania, to his master, reporting a dispute with men from neighbouring villages over property taken from his village. He asks that the chief symmachos (armed messenger) of Meskanounis be sent to collect the goods so that his village can recover what was taken. Oxyrhynchus, 6th-7th century AD. machine translation
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TM 37869.
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- Letter of a μείζων HGV-meta OxyrhynchosVI - VII
- Letter of a meiz�n APIS-papyrus Oxyrhynchus6th-7th century AD
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
†
† γνῶναι τὴν ὑμετέραν ἀγαθὴν δεσποτείαν ὅτι κατὰ τὴν σήμερον ἡμέραν ἐδόθης ἐν τῇ εἰρήνῃ
μετὰ τῶν ἀπὸ Κόσμου. εὑρὼν γὰρ τοὺς ἀπὸ Ἰσίου Κάτω καὶ τοὺς ἀπὸ Φεβίχεως εἰς τὸ μέσον ἡμῶν
καὶ μετʼ αὐτῶν, ἔδοξα γάρ, αὔριον ζητοῦμεν τὴν βλάβην, τὰ λημφθέντα παρʼ αὐτῶν
ζητοῦμεν. παρακαλῶ οὖν τὴν ὑμετέραν δεσποτείαν, πέμψον τὸν ἀρχισύμμαχον
τῆς Μεσκανούνεως καὶ συνάξαι τὰ σκεύη αὐτῶν καὶ παρασχεῖν αὐτοῖς,
ἵνα καὶ ἐμοὶ λαβεῖν τὰ τῆς κώμης ἡμῶν τὰ λημφθέντα παρʼ αὐτῶν, δέσποτα. †
[v]
† ἰδίῳ μου θαυμασιωτάτῳ δεσπότῃ Δ…υ † Μακάριος μείζων Σπανίας ὑμέτερος δοῦλος. †Translations (1)
[recto]
†
† Let your good lordship know that on this very day you were given (?) in peace with the people from Kosmos. For having found the people from Lower Isieion and the people from Phebichis in our midst and with them, for so it seemed, tomorrow we are seeking the damage, we are seeking the things taken by them. I therefore beg your lordship, send the chief symmachos of Meskanounis both to collect their goods and to hand them over to them, so that I too may receive the things of our village that were taken by them, master. †
[verso]
† To my own most admirable master D[…], † Makarios, headman of Spania, your servant. †
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 37869 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;16;1866 tier-1
- HGV-Text 37869 tier-1
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