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p.oxy.59.3988 II (?)Alexandria

Besarion to Hieracion via HGV-meta

Letter from Besarion to his brother Hierakion from Alexandria. A private letter from Besarion, newly arrived in Alexandria, to his brother Hierakion. He reports that Valerius, whom he went to see, has left town, that his letter will be forwarded to him, and that he has made the customary prayer of obeisance for his family before Serapis. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Βησαρίων Ἱερακίωνι τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. εὐθέως παραγενάμενος ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ πρὸς τὸν Οὐαλέριον ἀπῆλθα καὶ λέγουσί μοι σήμερον αὐτὸν ἐκδεδημηκέναι. ἔλαβαν τὸ ἐπιστόλιον ὡς ἵνα αὐτῷ πέμψωσι εἰς τὴν χώραν. τὸ λοιπὸν γνώσῃ παρʼ αὐτοῦ. ἄσπασαι Απα[…] καὶ ……αν καὶ Διόδωρον καὶ τοὺς ἐν οἴκῳ πάντας. καὶ τῷ ποιητῇ ἀναδέδωκα […]τ…[…] κϛ. καὶ περὶ ὧν χρείαν ἔχεις γράψον μοι. τοῦ Σεράπιδος θέλοντος κομψῶς ἔσχον καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ἐποίησα, ὡς εἶπον, καὶ πάντων. ἔρρωσο [v] ἀπὸ Βησαρίωνος Ἱερακίωνι … ………

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Besarion to Hierakion his brother, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are in good health. Immediately on arriving in Alexandria I went to Valerius, and they tell me today that he has gone abroad. They took the little letter so that they might send it to him in the country. For the rest, you will learn from him. Greet Apa[…] and […] and Diodoros and all those at home. And to the poet I have delivered […] 26. And write to me about whatever you need. With Serapis willing, I have been well, and I have made your act of obeisance, as I said, and that of everyone. Farewell. [verso] From Besarion to Hierakion […] […]

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