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p.oxy.56.3867 VIOxyrhynchos

Elias to Andronicus via HGV-meta

Letter from Elias the notary to Andronikos about linen cloths and letters. A sixth-century letter from Elias, a notary, to his friend Andronikos, found at Oxyrhynchus. Elias explains why he delayed forwarding two letters, reports that two pairs of linen cloths were passed via Menas the collectarius to Asokas the tabularius, and notes that goods left by Asokas are still held by the unloaders. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] … ☧ πολλὰς μὲν ἡμέρας ἔχω ἀφʼ οὗ κατείληφα τὴν Ἡρακλέους καὶ νομίσας ἐν ταύταις ἐπιφθάνειν ὑμᾶς παρεκράτησα τὰς πρὸς ὑμᾶς δύο ἐπιστολάς, ἃς ἐπιφέρομαι. πάλιν δὲ γνοὺς ὅτι ἔτι διασύρετε αὐτόθι, ταύτας ἔπεμψα νῦν διὰ τοῦ εὐδοκιμωτάτου Μηνᾶ, μήπως ἀναγκαίαν …ουσιν ἀπόκρισιν. περὶ δὲ τῶν δύο ζυγῶν τῶν σινδονίων γνῶναι ὑμᾶς βούλομαι ὡς ταύτας ἀποδέδωκα Μηνᾷ τῷ κολλεκταρίῳ καὶ διʼ αὐτοῦ ἀπεδόθησαν τῷ κυρίῳ Ἀσώκᾳ τῷ ταβουλαρίῳ. πολλ[…]ήσας καὶ συν…[…]…σι ὁ αὐτὸς κύριος Μηνᾶς διεβεβαιοῦτο ἀποδεδωκέναι αὐτὸν τὰς δύο ζυγὰς καὶ ἐπηγγέλλετο ὀχλούμενος παρʼ ἐμοῦ πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς τὰ ἀντίγραφα ὁτεδήποτε διαβῶ αὐτὸν ἐξερχόμενος ἀπʼ Ἀλεξανδρείας, καὶ ἐπειδὴ ἔτυχεν αὐτὸν ἀηδίᾳ περιπεσεῖν καὶ μὴ εὑρεθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ Περόνῃ, τούτου χάριν οὐκ ἔσχον αὐτοῦ γράμματα πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀλλʼ ὁ κύριος Μηνᾶς ὁ κολλεκτάριος εἶπεν ὅτι, ἐγὼ λαμβάνω παρʼ αὐτοῦ γράμματα καὶ πέμπω τῷ κυρίῳ Ἀνδρονίκῳ ἔσωθεν γραμμάτων ἐμῶν, καὶ πρὸς τῷ μηκέτι ὑμᾶς ὀλιγωρῆσαι ἔγραψα. λέγει δὲ ὁ κολλεκτάριος ὅτι, Ἀσώκας τινὰ εἴδη κατενέγκας ἀφῆκεν παρὰ τοῖς ἀπογομωταῖς καὶ οὐκ ἐμελεσ……[…]λαβεῖν καὶ δοῦναί μοι αὐτὰ καὶ ἔχουσιν αὐτὰ ἕως ἄρτι οἱ ἀπογομωταί. καὶ ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἐγράψατε αὐτῷ δοῦναι τίποτε καὶ λαβεῖν αὐτά, ἀφῆκεν αὐτὰ καὶ αὐτός, καὶ πρὸς τῷ ὑμᾶς εἰδέναι καὶ τοῦτο ἐσήμανα. πολλὰ διὰ ἁπάσης τῆς ἐπιστολῆς προσκυνῶ ὑμᾶς. † πολλὰ ὑμᾶς διʼ ἐμοῦ προσαγορεύει καὶ ὁ ἀδελφὸς Μηνᾶς ὁ βεστιάριος. † [v] ☧ ἐπίδος τῷ δεσπότῃ μου τὰ πάντα εὐδοκιμωτάτῳ γνησίῳ φίλῳ καὶ ἀδελφῷ Ἀνδρονίκῳ παρὰ Ἠλεία νοταρίου.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] […] ☧ I have spent many days since I reached Herakleopolis, and thinking that I would catch up with you during them, I held back the two letters to you which I am carrying. But learning again that you are still dawdling there, I have now sent them through the most esteemed Menas, in case they [contain?] a necessary reply. Concerning the two pairs of linen cloths, I want you to know that I handed them over to Menas the collectarius, and through him they were delivered to lord Asokas the tabularius. […] the same lord Menas affirmed that he had delivered the two pairs, and, being pressed by me, promised to send the copies to you whenever I crossed over to him on leaving Alexandria; and since it happened that he fell into some unpleasantness and was not found at Perone, for that reason I did not get a letter from him to you. But lord Menas the collectarius said: "I am getting a letter from him and will send it to lord Andronikos inside a letter of mine," and I have written so that you may no longer be neglectful. The collectarius also says: "Asokas, having brought down some goods, left them with the unloaders and did not take care (?) [...] to take them and give them to me, and the unloaders still have them up to now." And since you did not write to him to give anything and take them, he too left them; and I have reported this also so that you may know. Throughout the whole letter I greet you warmly. † Brother Menas the vestiarius also sends you many greetings through me. † [verso] ☧ Deliver to my master in all things, the most esteemed true friend and brother Andronikos, from Elias, notary.

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