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p.oxy.3.531 II

Letter of Cornelius via HGV-meta

Letter of advice from Cornelius to his son Hierax, a student. A private letter from Cornelius to his son Hierax, who is studying away from home, urging him to avoid quarrels and concentrate on his books, and announcing the dispatch of clothes, money and a monthly allowance. It was found at Oxyrhynchus and dates to the 2nd century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Κορνήλιος Ἱέρακι τῷ γλυκυτάτωι υἱῷ χαίρειν. ἡδέως σε ἀσπαζόμεθα πάντες οἱ ἐν οἴκωι καὶ τοὺς μετʼ ἐσοῦ πάντας. περὶ οὗ μοι πολλάκις γράφεις ἀνθρώπου μηδὲν προσποιηθῇς ἕως ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ πρὸς σὲ παραγένωμαι σὺν Οὐηστείνῳ μετὰ καὶ τῶν ὄνων. ἐὰν γὰρ θεοὶ θέλωσι τάχιον πρὸς σὲ ἥξω μετὰ τὸν Μεχεὶρ μῆνα ἐπεὶ ἐν χερσὶν ἔχω ἐπείξιμα ἔργα. ὅρα μηδενὶ ἀνθρώπων ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ προσκρούσῃς, ἀλλὰ τοῖς βιβλίοις σου αὐτὸ μόνον πρόσεχε φιλολογῶν καὶ ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ὄνησιν ἕξεις. κόμισαι διὰ Ὀννωφρᾶ τὰ ἱμάτια τὰ λευκὰ τὰ δυνάμενα μετὰ τῶν πορφυρῶν φορεῖσθαι φαινολίων, τὰ ἄλλα μετὰ τῶν μουρσίνων φορέσεις. διὰ Ἀνουβᾶ πέμψω σοι καὶ ἀργύριον καὶ ἐπιμήνια καὶ τὸ ἄλλο ζεῦγος τῶν ὑσγίνων. τοῖς ὀψαρίοις ἐξήλλαξας ἡμᾶς, τούτων καὶ τὴν τιμὴν διʼ Ἀνουβᾶ πέμψω σοι, μέντοιγε ἕως πρὸς σὲ ἔλθῃ Ἀνουβᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ σοῦ χαλκοῦ τὸ ὀψώνιόν σου καὶ τῶν σῶν ἐξοδίασον ἕως πέμψω. ἔστι δὲ τοῦ Τῦβι μηνὸς σοὶ ὅ θέλεις, Φρονίμῳ δραχμαὶ ιϛ, τοῖς περὶ Ἀβάσκαντον καὶ Μύρωνι δραχμαὶ θ, Σεκούνδῳ δραχμαὶ ιβ. πέμψον Φρόνιμον πρὸς Ἀσκληπιάδην ἐμῶι ὀνόματι καὶ λαβέτω παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἀντιφώνησιν ἧς ἔγραψα αὐτῷ ἐπιστολῆς καὶ πέμψον. περὶ ὧν θέλεις δήλωσόν μοι. ἔρρωσο, τέκνον. Τῦβι ιϛ. [v] Ἱέρακι υἱῷ ἀπὸ Κορνηλίου πατρός.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Cornelius to Hierax, his sweetest son, greetings. All of us in the house send you our warm greetings, and to all those with you. Concerning the man about whom you often write to me, take no notice of him until I come to you, with good fortune, together with Vestinus and the donkeys as well. For if the gods are willing I shall come to you quickly after the month of Mecheir, since I have urgent work on hand. See that you do not offend anyone in the house, but give your attention solely to your books, devoting yourself to study, and you will have profit from them. Receive through Onnophras the white garments that can be worn with the purple cloaks; the others you will wear with the myrtle-coloured ones. Through Anoubas I shall send you both money and the monthly allowance and the other pair of scarlet garments. You delighted us with the fish; I shall send you their price too through Anoubas. However, until Anoubas comes to you, pay your food allowance and your expenses from your own copper money until I send it. For the month of Tybi there is for you what you wish, for Phronimos 16 drachmas, for Abaskantos and his people and for Myron 9 drachmas, for Secundus 12 drachmas. Send Phronimos to Asklepiades in my name and let him get from him an answer to the letter I wrote to him, and send it. Let me know about what you want. Farewell, child. Tybi 16. [verso] To Hierax, his son, from Cornelius, his father.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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