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p.oxy.48.3401 ca. 355Oxyrhynchos

Letter from Dorotheus to Papnuthis via HGV-meta

Letter from Dorotheos to Papnouthios about buying solidi. A letter from Dorotheos to Papnouthios at Oxyrhynchus around AD 355 about buying gold solidi from an Alexandrian dealer. He urges Papnouthios to send the bronze small change at once, because a rumour about the gold levy for army recruits is driving up the price of solidi daily. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Παπνουθίῳ Δωρόθεος χαίρειν. καλῶς ἔγραψάς μοι περὶ τῶν νομισματίων· ἐζήτησα γὰρ καὶ εὗρον τὴν ποσότητα παρὰ τῷ Ἀλεξανδρεῖ ἐκ δηναρίων μυριάδων ρλε[…] σπούδασον οὖν ἀπόστειλόν μοι τὸ κέρμα ἐν τῇ αὔριον, ἐπείπερ γέγονεν φήμη περὶ τοῦ χρυσοῦ τῶν τιρώνων καὶ πάντες ζητοῦσι νομισμάτια καὶ καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀναβαίνει ἡ τιμή. ἀλλὰ ἐν τάχει ἀπόστειλον τὸ κέρμα ἵνα ἀγοράσωμεν[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Δωροθέῳ …[…] χαίρειν. [… 8 lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my lord brother Papnouthios, Dorotheos, greetings. You did well to write to me about the solidi. For I made inquiries and found the quantity with the Alexandrian at 135[…] myriads of denarii (?). So make haste and send me the small change tomorrow, since a rumour has arisen about the gold for the recruits and everyone is seeking solidi, and every day the price goes up. But send the small change quickly so that we may buy […] […] [verso] To my lord brother Dorotheos […] greetings. […]

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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