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p.oxy.20.2275 spätes III - 1. Hälfte IVOxyrhynchos
Letter from Theonas via HGV-meta
Letter from Theonas to Timotheos recommending Pasion for a rug purchase. A private letter from Theonas to Timotheos at Oxyrhynchus, introducing the letter-carrier Pasion and asking Timotheos to help him buy fine rugs, send him to the rug-maker Nepos, and give him lodging if needed. It ends with greetings to and from family members, including Alexandra and Sophia. machine translation
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TM 32726.
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- Letter from Theonas HGV-meta Oxyrhynchosspätes III - 1. Hälfte IV
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Τιμοθέῳ Θεωνᾶς
πολλά σε προσαγορεύω. πρό γε πάντων εὔχομαι τοῖς θεοῖς τὰ ἐν βίῳ κάλλιστά σοι ὑπαρχθῆναι.
καλῶςποιήσεις, κύριε, περὶ πολλοῦ σοι γενέσθαι Πασίωνι τῷ ἀναδιδοῦντί σοι ταῦτά μου τὰ γράμματα
[…]… φίλῳ ἡμῶν συνωνήσασθαι
[…]ταπήτια κάλλιστα ἀφʼ ὧν οἶδες ὅτι κάλλιστα ἔχουσιν. ἐπέστειλά σοι οὖν, φίλτατε, εἰδὼς
ὅτι οὐκὀκνήσεις ἐν οἷς σοι ἐπιστέλλω. μόνον
τοῦτομαρτυρήσῃ τὰ τῆς προαιρέσεως ἕως ἐμοῦ
[…]ίσοντι. ἐὰν δὲ δέηται ἐπιξενωθῆναι
[…] αὐτὸν ὑποδέξαι. ἄσπασαι πολλὰ
[…]καὶ τὰ αὐτοῦ τέκνα καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν
[…]ρσιν, ἄσπασαι πολλὰ Παλλάδα τὴν ἀδελφὴν Ἀλεξάνδρας. ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς
πολλὰ Ἀλεξάνδρα καὶ Σοφία. ἄσπασαι
πολλὰ τοὺς ὑμῶν πάντας κατʼ ὄνομα.
πέμψον αὐτὸν πρὸς Νέπωτα τὸν ταπητάριον
ἵνʼ αὐτὸς συνσκυλῇ μετὰ σοῦ. μόνον μὴ ὀκνήσῃς,
κύριέ μου ἄδελφε. ἔρρωσό μοι, κύριε,
πολλοῖς χρόνοις εὖ πράττοντα διὰ βίου.Translations (1)
To my lord brother Timotheos, Theonas, many greetings. Before all else I pray to the gods that the finest things in life may be yours.
Please, lord, consider it of great importance to you to [help] Pasion, who delivers this letter of mine to you, [...] our friend, to buy [...] very fine rugs from those you know to be the finest. So I have written to you, dearest, knowing that you will not hesitate in what I write to you. Only [let this] bear witness to [your] goodwill as far as me [...]. And if he needs to be given lodging, [...] receive him. Greet warmly [...] and his children and the sister [...], greet warmly Pallas, the sister of Alexandra. Alexandra and Sophia greet you all warmly. Greet warmly all of yours by name. [Send] him to Nepos the rug-maker, so that he may go about with you. Only do not hesitate, my lord brother.
Farewell, lord, for many years, faring well throughout life.
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Found at
Oxyrhynchus
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 32726 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;20;2275 tier-1
- HGV-Text 32726 tier-1
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