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p.oxy.43.3149 V (?)Oxyrhynchos

A Christian Letter of Recommendation via HGV-meta

Christian letter of recommendation from Heras to apa Theon. A short Christian letter of recommendation from Heras to apa Theon, introducing the bearer Heortasios and asking Theon to give him whatever he can, as is customary, with the promise of reward from the Lord. It probably dates to the 5th century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] † ἐγὼ γράφω σοι, ἄπα Θέων, Ἡρᾶς χριστιανὸς ἐν κυρίῳ θεῷ χαίρειν. ἔπεμψα πρὸς σὲ τὸν σὸν δοῦλον Ἑορτάσιον. κατὰ τὴν συνήθειαν χάρισον αὐτῷ εἴ τι ἂν ἔχεις. ταῦτα εὑρίσκεις παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου … ε…ε χρ. [v] …

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] † I write to you, apa Theon, I, Heras, a Christian in the Lord God, greetings. I have sent to you your servant Heortasios. According to custom, give him whatever you may have. You will find these things (again) from the Lord […] […] [verso] […]

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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