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p.oxy.48.3430 IVOxyrhynchos

Letter from Didymus to Theodotus via HGV-meta

Letter from Didymos to Theodotos about Asion and the deserted estate. A private letter from Didymos to his 'son' Theodotos, from 4th-century AD Oxyrhynchus. Didymos complains that Asion has abandoned an estate and orders Theodotos to force Asion to bring his wife, her children and the son-in-law to work the vineyard before Didymos leaves for the city. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

κυρίῳ μου υἱῷ Θεοδότῳ Δίδυμος. …[…]…[…] Ἀσίων τὴν τύχην ἑαυτοῦ ἐχλεύασεν καὶ οὐχὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ἐάσας τὸ χωρίον εἰς ἔρημον· ἀρκεσθεὶς γὰρ ὑπὲρ τῆς γυναικὸς δείκνυ ὥστε τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς ἐνέγκαι εἰς ἀμπελουργίαν τοῦ χωρίου. εἰδὼς οὖν ὅτι χρεία μού ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῆς πόλεως μάλιστα διὰ τὰ δημόσια καὶ τὰ ἄλλα, σπούδασον κατʼ αὐτὴν τὴν ῥοπὴν καταναγκάσαι Ἀσίωνα ὥστε τὴν παράστασιν τῆς γυναικὸς ποιῆσαι μετὰ καὶ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς. καὶ τὸν γαμβρὸν δὲ ἀπόστειλον ἅμα αὐτῶν πρὶν τοῦ με τὴν ὁρμὴν ποιῆσαι ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν ἵνα δυνηθῶ τυπῶσαι τὸ χωρίον κατὰ λόγον πρὶν ὁδεῦσαι. μετὰ στρεβλώσεως οὖν ἀπόστειλον Ἀσίωνα ἅμα αὐτῶν. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις κύριέ μου υἱέ. μετὰ στρεβλώσεως μεθόδευσον Ἑρμίαν τὰ δύο διπλᾶ Ἀθανασίου ἐπικου[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
To my lord son Theodotos, Didymos. […] Asion has mocked his own fortune and not mine, leaving the estate deserted. For, being satisfied (?) on behalf of his wife, show (him) that he must bring her children to work the vines of the estate. Knowing, then, that I am needed in the city, especially because of the public dues and the other matters, make haste at this very moment to compel Asion to produce his wife together with her children. And send the son-in-law along with them before I set out for the city, so that I may be able to arrange the estate properly before travelling. So send Asion along with them under torture (?). I pray for your health for many years, my lord son. ⟦Provide Isak Phanbartos for the completion⟧ Under torture (?) make Hermias deliver the two double [garments ?] of Athanasios […]

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