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Letter from Cephalion to Heraclas via HGV-meta

Letter from Kephalion to Heraklas about a lawsuit before the prefect. A letter from Kephalion to Heraklas, an elder, reporting that he has submitted petitions to the prefect in Alexandria for Heraklas's lawsuit without result so far. He explains that the prefect will soon go to Hermopolis to hold hearings and asks Heraklas to send money, 40 drachmas directly and 40 more through his servant. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Κεφαλίων Ἡρακλᾷ τῶι τιμιωτάτωι χαίρειν. γενόμενος ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ ἀναφόρια παρέδωκα τῷ κυρίῳ ἡγεμόνι· καὶ οὐδέν μοι ὑπεγράφη μέχρι τούτου. οὐ κάμνει δέ σου ὁ ἀντίδικος ἐντυνχάνων. οὐδʼ ἐγὼ ὑποτυγχάνων, ὥστε ἀκοῦσαι με προσκαρτέρει τῇ τάξει, καὶ ὅταν ἀναγορευθῇς, ὑποτεύξῃ. τοῦτο δὲ οὐκ ἔσταιὀλίγου χρόνου, ὡς γε οἶμαι. ὁ γὰρ κύριος ἡγεμὼν ἐξέρχεται τῇ νεομηνίᾳ τοῦ Ἁθὺρ εἰς Ἑρμοῦ πόλιν ἀπαρτίσαι τὰς διαγνώσεις, καὶ προέθηκεν πρόσταγμα περὶ τούτου. ἐὰν οὖν δόξῃ σοι διαπέμψαι μοι δραχμὰς μ, καὶ ἐπιστολὴν πρὸς τὸν παῖδα σου ὥστε παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἄλλας δραχμὰς μ λαβεῖν με, ἵνα […]…ης τῇ ὅλῃ διμήνῳ ευ […]…[…]ε…[…]…ν[…]μενος πε [… ? lines lost …] [v] Ἡρακλᾷ πρεσβυτέρῳ ἀπὸ Κεφαλίωνος.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Kephalion to the most honoured Heraklas, greeting. When I was in Alexandria I handed petitions to our lord the prefect, and nothing has been endorsed for me up to now. Your opponent does not tire of petitioning, nor do I of answering (?), so that I heard that he is waiting on the office, and when you are called you will get an answer. This will not be long, as I at least think. For our lord the prefect is setting out on the first of Hathyr for Hermopolis to complete the hearings, and he has posted an edict about this. So if you see fit, send me 40 drachmas, and a letter to your servant so that I may receive another 40 drachmas from him, in order that […] the whole two months […] […] [… lines lost …] [verso] To Heraklas, elder, from Kephalion.

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