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p.oxy.48.3403 IVOxyrhynchos

Letter from Maria to Papnuthis via HGV-meta

Letter from Maria to her son Papnouthios asking for money. A private letter from Maria to her son Papnouthios, scolding him for negligence in not replying and asking him to send money, including money his wife needs to pay wool-workers. It dates to the 4th century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίῳ μου υἱῷ Παπνουθίῳ ἡ μήτηρ Μαρία πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πάλιν ἐνέμενες τῇ ἀμελείᾳ τῇ σῇ καὶ οὐκ ἔπεμψάς μοι φάσιν περὶ ὧν σοι ἐνετειλάμεθα. καλῶς οὖν ποιήσῃς πέμψαι μοι τὰ ἀργύρια. καὶ ἡ σὴ σύμβιος λέγει καὶ αὐτὴ ἵνα ἀποστείλῃς αὐτῇ ἀργύρια εἰς μισθοὺς τῶν λαναρίων. ἀλλὰ μὴ ἀμελῇς καὶ διὰ ταχέων πέμψῃς αὐτά. σπούδασον γράψαι ἡμῖν περὶ τοῦ ἔργου. ἐρρῶσθαί σε πολλοῖς χρόνοις εὔχομαι. [v] [… 1 line lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my lord son Papnouthios, his mother Maria, very many greetings. Again you have persisted in your negligence and have not sent me word about the things we instructed you. Please, then, send me the money. Your wife too says that you should send her money for the wages of the wool-workers. But do not be negligent, and send it quickly. Make haste to write to us about the work. I pray for your health for many years. [verso] […]

Connections

Found at Oxyrhynchus

Cross-references (3)

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