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p.oxy.55.3821 Oxyrhynchos

Dioscorus to Heras via HGV-meta

Letter of recommendation from Dioskoros to Heras for Herakleios. A short letter of recommendation from Dioskoros, an overseer of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Heras, asking him to assist Herakleios, who has gone to Herakleopolis to deal with a debtor. Dioskoros offers to return the favour in his own district. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἡρᾷ Διόσκορος. Ἡράκλειος ὁ ἡμέτερος πρὸς τὴν σὴν εὐγένειαν εἰς τὴν Ἡρακλέους ἀπήντησεν. τούτῳ οὖν ἀξιῶ τὴν σὴν εὐγένειαν συνάρασθαι. χρεώστου γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἀπήντησεν εἰς τὴν Ἡρακλέους. ἀλλὰ μὴ παρίδῃς μου τὴν ἀξίωσιν, ἄδελφε. καὶ αὐτὸς οὖν κέλευέ μοι περὶ ὧν βούλει ἐπὶ τῆς ἰδίας ἡδέως ἔχοντι. ἐρρωμένον σὲ ἡ θεία πρόνοια διαφυλάξαι εὖ πράττοντα, κύριε. [v] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἡρᾷ Διόσκορος ἐπόπτης Ὀξυρυγχίτου.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] To my lord brother Heras, Dioskoros. Our Herakleios has gone to meet your nobility at Herakleopolis. I therefore ask your nobility to help him. For he has gone to Herakleopolis on account of a debtor. Do not disregard my request, brother. And you too, then, give me orders about whatever you wish here at home, since I will gladly carry them out. May divine providence preserve you in good health and prosperity, lord. [verso] To my lord brother Heras, Dioskoros, overseer (epoptes) of the Oxyrhynchite nome.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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