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p.oxy.59.3991 II - IIIOxyrhynchos

Sarapias to Ischyrion via HGV-meta

Letter from Sarapias to Ischyrion about his visit for the festival. A private letter from Sarapias to Ischyrion, whom she calls brother, from Oxyrhynchus in the 2nd or 3rd century AD. She is glad he is coming for the festival, explains that provisions and a tunic made by his mother are being held for him, sends greetings, and mentions the family's anxiety at his long silence. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Σαραπιὰς Ἰσχυρίωνι τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν λίαν ἐχάρην κομισθέντων σου τῶν γραμμάτων ὡς πρὸς τὴν ἑορτὴν ἐρχομένου σου πρὸς ἡμᾶς. πολλὰ δέ σοι ἐπιμήνιʼ ἃ ἐμέλλομεν πέμπειν, ἐπέσχομεν προσδοκῶντες τὴν παρουσίαν. τὸν χιτῶνά σοι τὸν ἐριόξυλον ἡ μήτηρ σου κατεσκεύασε. ἐζητοῦμεν τὸν δυνάμενον κομίσαι ἀσφαλῆ. ἀσπάζεται ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ Σινθοῶνις καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου. ἄσπασαι Ἐπαφρόδιτον καὶ Δημήτριον καὶ Ἡρακλείδην. ἐν ἀγωνίᾳ Γ̓εγόνειμεν οὐ μικρᾷ, πολλῷ χρόνῳ μὴ κομισθέντων σου γραμμάτων. ἔρρωσο. Τῦβι ιϛ. [v] ἀπὸ Σαραπιάδος Ἰσχυρίωνι.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Sarapias to Ischyrion her brother, greetings. I was very glad when your letter arrived, since it said that you are coming to us for the festival. We were going to send you many monthly allowances (?), but we held back, expecting your arrival. Your mother has made you the tunic of cotton (?). We were looking for someone reliable who could carry it. Your mother greets you, and Sinthoonis, and your father. Greet Epaphroditos and Demetrios and Herakleides. We have been in no small anxiety, since no letter from you has arrived for a long time. Farewell. Tybi 16. [verso] From Sarapias to Ischyrion.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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