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p.oxy.41.2980 IIOxyrhynchos

Letter from Theon to Ammonius via HGV-meta

Letter from Theon to Ammonios asking why he has not written. A private letter from Theon to his 'brother' Ammonios, complaining that he has received no letters for many days and asking why, while assuring Ammonios that he writes regularly and offering to do whatever he wishes. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Θέων Ἀμμωνίωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. πολλαὶ ἡμέραι σου ἐπιστόλια οὐκ ἔλαβον καὶ διὰ τί ἐρωτῶ σε δηλῶσαί μοι. ὅτι μὲν γὰρ αὐτός σοι ἀνελλιπῶς γράφω, τοῦτο καὶ πέπεισαι. πρὸ τῶν ὅλων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν σὺν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καὶ γράφειν μοι περὶ ὧν βούλει ἡδέως ποιήσοντι. ἔρρωσο ἄδελφε ἥδιστε. [v] εἰς τὰ Θέωνος Ἀπολλω τραπεζίτου Ἀμμωνίωι ἀδελφῶι

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Theon to Ammonios his brother, greetings. For many days I have not received letters from you, and I ask you to explain to me why. For that I myself write to you without fail, of this you are indeed persuaded. Before all else I pray that you are well together with the brothers, and that you write to me about whatever you wish, since I will do it gladly. Farewell, sweetest brother. [verso] To the house (?) of Theon son of Apollo(...), the banker, to Ammonios his brother.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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