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p.oxy.31.2602 frühes IVOxyrhynchites

Letter from Agathus via HGV-meta

Letter of recommendation from Agathos to Herakleios for Theodora. A short letter of recommendation in which Agathos asks Herakleios to help Theodora, the wife of a fellow 'brother', with whatever she requests. He also sends greetings to Herakleios' sons and their mother. It dates to the early 4th century AD and comes from the Oxyrhynchite nome. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἡρακλείῳ Ἄγαθος χαίρειν. ἀξιωθείς, κύριέ μου ἄδελφε, συνβαλέσθαι τῇ ἀδελφῇ ἡμῶν Θεοδώρᾳ εἴ τι ἐάν σοι ἀξίωσε. οἶδας γὰρ καὶ σὺ αὐτός, κύριε ἄδελφε, ὅτι γυνή τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν ἐστιν. συνβαλοῦ οὖν αὐτῇ εἴ τι ἐάν σοι ἀξίωσε. οἶδα γάρ σου τὸ σπουδαῖον. μᾶλλον ὑπαρχθήτω αὐτῇ τὰ τῆς ἀγαθῆς σου προαιρέσεως. προσαγορεύω ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ τοὺς κυρίους μου υἱοὺς καὶ τὴν κυρίαν αὐτῶν μητέραν. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις, κύριέ μου ἄδελφε. [v] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἡρακλείῳ Ἄγαθος

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my lord brother Herakleios, Agathos, greetings. Please, my lord brother, help our sister Theodora in whatever she may ask of you. For you yourself know too, lord brother, that she is the wife of our brother. So help her in whatever she may ask of you, for I know your zeal. Rather, let her have the benefits of your good disposition. I greet for my part my lords your sons and their lady mother. I pray for your health for many years, my lord brother. [verso] To my lord brother Herakleios, Agathos.

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Found at Oxyrhynchites

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