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p.oxy.45.3253 III - IVOxyrhynchos

Letter of Zoilus to Horion via HGV-meta

Letter from Zoilos to Horion about a sowing account and grain for the hungry. A private business letter from Zoilos to Horion, probably his estate agent, about an account of last year's sowing brought by 'little Pagenes'. Zoilos asks Horion to settle the account, hold the wine collected by the field-guard, and arrange for Besarion to give some grain to hungry people in the hamlet. Written at Oxyrhynchus in the 3rd-4th century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Ζωίλος Ὡρίωνι τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν. Παγένης ὁ μικρὸς λογαρίδιόν μοι ἤνεγκεν τῆς περυσινῆς κατασπορᾶς ὅπερ σοι ἔπεμψα. μεταξὺ οὖν αὐτῶν γενοῦ καὶ ὅπερ ἐὰν καταλάβῃς σύνφωνον ἀπὸ τοῦ λογαριδίου τοῦτο ἀπόλαβε καὶ ἄφες παρὰ σεαυτῷ ἔστʼ ἂν δοκιμάσωμεν τί ὀφείλει αὐτῷ τῷ μικρῷ Παγένι δοθῆναι καὶ τί εἰς λόγον τῶν ὀφειλομένων ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ. ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν οἶνον ὃν λαμβάνει ὁ ἀγροφύλαξ συνάξας ἄφες παρὰ σεαυτῷ ἔστʼ ἄν τι κρίνωμεν. καὶ περὶ τούτου η…ατο ὁ μικρὸς Παγένης ὥς τινων πεινώντων ἐν τῷ ἐποικίῳ μάλιστα Λου[…]υ. μάθε οὖν καὶ ποίησον αὐτοῖς δοθῆναι ὑπὸ Βησαρίωνος εἰς διατροφὰς ὀλίγα σιτάρια ἐπιδείξας αὐτῷ τὰ γράμματά μου. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Zoilos to his dearest Horion, greetings. Little Pagenes brought me a small account of last year's sowing, which I have sent to you. So mediate between them, and whatever you find agreeing with the small account, collect it and keep it with yourself until we determine what ought to be given to little Pagenes himself and what is to be credited to the account of what he owes. But also collect the wine which the field-guard receives and keep it with yourself until we decide something. And about this little Pagenes […] that some people are starving in the hamlet, especially Lou[…]. So find out, and have a little grain given to them by Besarion for their sustenance, showing him my letter. I pray for your health.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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