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p.oxy.41.2981 IIOxyrhynchos

Letter of Publius to Apollonius via HGV-meta

Letter from Publius to Apollonios about Makreinos and family business. A private letter of the 2nd century AD from Oxyrhynchus in which Publius tells his 'brother' Apollonios of his search for Makreinos, found ill, who promised to bring certain men from Pakerke to Alexandria. Publius asks Apollonios to finish business about an epikrisis, a workshop share, and Epimachos' registration of an inherited share of a camel-stable, and sends greetings. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Πόπλιος Ἀπολλωνίῳ τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. γίγνωσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι παραγενόμενος ἐν τῇ Δίωνος ἐζήτησα τοὺς περὶ Μακρεῖνον καὶ οὐχ εὗρον αὐτούς. ὕστερον γενόμενος ἐν τῇ Χαιρήου εὗρον τὸν Μακρεῖνον νοσοῦντα καὶ ἐτάξατο ὅτι ἐὰν ἀναλάβω ἐμαυτὸν εὐθέως ἐλεύσομαί σοι εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τῶν ἀπὸ Πακέρκη. ἔφην δὲ αὐτῷ ὅτι ἐάν μοι παραδῷς μοι τοὺς ἀνθρώπους φιλανθρωπηθήσῃ· καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις, ἄδελφε, τὰ περὶ τὴν ἐπίκρισιν ἀπάρτισον. μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ τὸ μέρος τοῦ ἐργαστηρίου. καὶ Ἐπίμαχος ἀπογραψάσθω τὸ μέρος τοῦ καμηλῶνος ὃν κατέλειψε αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ Πλουτίων. ἄσπασαι Ὡρίωνα καὶ Τασσευοῦν καὶ Ἀμμώνιον καὶ Ἑλένην καὶ Ἀπολλώνιον καὶ τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου παιδία. ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἰσίδωρος καὶ Ὡρίωνα καὶ Ἀμμώνιον καὶ Διογένην. καὶ μέλει μοι περὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ συνέβαλον αὐτοῖς σὺν τῷ πατρί μου Ποπλίῳ. ἄσπασαι τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου παιδία. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι Φαῶφι λ [v] Ἀπολλωνίωι παρὰ Ποπλίου ξυλεμ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Publius to Apollonios his brother, greeting. I want you to know that when I arrived at the (village) of Dion I looked for Makreinos and his people and did not find them. Later, being at the (village) of Chaireas, I found Makreinos ill, and he undertook: "If I recover, I will come to you at once to Alexandria with the men from Pakerke." I told him: "If you hand the men over to me, you will be treated kindly." So please, brother, complete the matters concerning the examination (epikrisis). Do not forget the share of the workshop. And let Epimachos register the share of the camel-stable which his father Ploution left him. Greet Horion and Tasseus and Ammonios and Helene and Apollonios and your children, whom the evil eye spare. Isidoros greets you, and Horion and Ammonios and Diogenes. And I am taking care about the men, and I met with them together with my father Publius. Greet your children, whom the evil eye spare. I pray for your health. Phaophi 30. [verso] To Apollonios from Publius, ...

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