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p.oxy.16.1870 VOxyrhynchos

Letter to a Goldsmith via HGV-meta

Letter from Ptolemaios to the goldsmith Aphyngios about goods sent by camel. A Christian letter from Ptolemaios of Takona to his 'brother' Aphyngios, a goldsmith, asking him to accompany a camel-driver and receive a consignment of food and goods sent to Isak, including bread, radish oil, vinegar, wine, cheeses and a small fan. It comes from Oxyrhynchus and dates to the 5th century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] τῷ ὡς ἀληθῶς ἀγαπητῷ ἀδελφῷ Ἀφυγγίῳ Πτολεμαῖος ἀπὸ Τακόνα. ἐπεί σου ἡ ἀγάπη ἤρεσεν τῷ θεῷ, δέον ἡμῶν ἐστὶν τοῦ σε εὐδοκιμοῦντα ἐπαινεῖν, ἄδελφε. καταξίωσον, ἐὰν ᾖ σοι κεχαρισμένον, συνελθεῖν […]…[…] τῷ καμηλαρίῳ ἄχρις οὗ τὰ ἀποσταλέντα ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ τῷ Ἰσὰκ λάβῃς κατὰ τάχος, τουτέστιν ἄρτων ζεύγη δύο καὶ ἐλαίου ῥαφανίνου σταμνίον ἓν χωροῦν ὡσεὶ ξέστας δύο καὶ ὄξους ἀναγκαίου διπλοῦν ς…[…] καὶ οἴνου ὀμφακηρὰν μίαν καὶ […]ων μίαν καὶ ονιμαν[…] […] μίαν καὶ τυρὰ τρία καὶ […] […]ἥμισυ καὶ ῥιπίδιον ἓν καὶ …[…] […]ἀδελφῶι, καὶ εἴ τι δʼ ἂν δέχηται ὁ καμηλάριος παρὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ, τὸν τέλειον λόγον δήλωσόν μοι ποῖον ἐστὶν τοῦτο, ἵνα ὁ καμηλάριος αὐτὸ λάβῃ. προσαγορεύω τὴν τιμίαν μητέρα Κύραν καὶ ἐμοὺςφίλους πάντας. οὐκ ἐδυνήθην ἐντ[…] […]εσθαι αὐτὸν ἀποστεῖλαι, σὺν θεῷ δὲ τάχαπέμψω σοι εὐλογίαν. ἔρρωσθαί σε εὔχομαι [v] τῷ ὡς ἀληθῶς ἀγαπητῷ ἀδελφῷ Ἀφυγγίῳ χρυσοχόῳ Πτολεμαῖος ἀπὸ Τακόνα.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my truly beloved brother Aphyngios, Ptolemaios from Takona. Since your love has pleased God, it is our duty to praise you for your good repute, brother. Be so good, if it is agreeable to you, as to go with […] the camel-driver until you receive quickly the things sent by me to Isak, that is, 2 pairs of loaves and 1 jar of radish oil holding about 2 xestai, and a double jar of ordinary (?) vinegar […] and 1 omphakera (?) of wine and 1 […] and […] 1 […] and 3 cheeses and […] half and 1 small fan and […] to the brother; and whatever the camel-driver receives from him, let me know the full account of what it is, so that the camel-driver may take it. I greet my honoured mother Kyra and all my friends. I was not able […] to send him, but with God's help I will soon send you a blessing (?). I pray for your health. [verso] To my truly beloved brother Aphyngios, goldsmith, Ptolemaios from Takona.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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