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p.oxy.17.2150 III
Letter of Didymus via HGV-meta
Letter from Didymos to his brother Apollonios about purple dye. A private letter from Didymos to his brother Apollonios about purple dye (or purple wool) that Apollonios had sent through his son. Didymos asks for instructions on how much to use for each item and how it should be made, so the work can be finished quickly. Third century AD, from Oxyrhynchus. machine translation
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TM 30673.
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- Letter of Didymus HGV-meta unbekanntIII
Inscriptions (1)
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Transcription
[r]
Δίδυμος Ἀπολλωνίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ
πολλὰ χαίρειν.
πρὸ μὲν πάντων σε πολλὰ προσαγορεύω
καὶ τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου παιδία. καὶ ἄλλοτε δέ
σοι ἔγραψα περὶ τοῦ πορφυρίου οὗ μοι ἔπεμψας διὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου, καὶ νῦν σοι
γράψω ὅπως μοι ἀντεπιστείλῃς πόσον
εἰς ἕκαστον καὶ πῶς θέλεις γένηται,
ἵνα ᾖ τάχος σοι γένηται.
ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.
[v]
ἀπόδος εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Σαρμάτου πρυτανεύσαντος παρὰ Διδύμου.Translations (1)
[recto]
Didymos to Apollonios his brother, many greetings.
Before all else I send you many greetings, and to your children, whom may the evil eye not touch. I wrote to you on another occasion too about the purple dye which you sent me through your son Apollonios, and now I write to you so that you may write back to me how much goes into each and how you want it made, so that it may be done for you quickly.
I pray for your health.
[verso]
Deliver to the house of Sarmates, former prytanis, from Didymos.
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 30673 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;17;2150 tier-1
- HGV-Text 30673 tier-1
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