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p.oxy.59.3996 IIIOxyrhynchites
Serenus to Tapsais via HGV-meta
Letter from Serenos to his mother Tapsais about money, garments and soap. A private letter from Serenos to his mother Tapsais, asking whether Paniskos paid her money, whether she finished making garments and what she spent. He also asks her to give one of two jars of detergent he sent to Harpokratiaina, who had asked him for it, and to have that part of the letter read to her. Written in the Oxyrhynchite nome in the 3rd century AD. machine translation
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TM 31128.
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- Serenus to Tapsais HGV-meta OxyrhynchitesIII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Σερῆνος Ταψάϊτι τῇ μητρὶ χαίρειν.
καὶ ἄλλοτέ σοι ἔγραψα δηλῶσαί μοι εἴ
τί σοι Πανίσκος ἐλθὼν τότε ἔδωκε
χαλκοῦ, καὶ εἰ ἀπήρτισας τὰ ἱμάτια,
καὶ πόσον ἐδαπάνησας. μὲ δὲ μὴ
μέμψαι. τοσαυτάκις γὰρ ἐμοῦ γράψαντος αὐτῷ, οὐδὲ διὰ λόγων μοῦ
ἐμνήσθη. ἐξ ὧν ἔπεμψα
δυεῖν στάμνων σμήματος
δὸς ἕνα Ἁρποκρατιαίνῃ. νῦν γὰρ
ἐμνήσθην ὅτι ἐμοῦ ἐξερχομένου περὶ τούτου μοι ἐπέθετο.
καὶ ἀναγνωσθήτω αὐτῇ τοῦτο τὸ
μέρος τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, ἵνα μὴ δόξῃ
με ἠμεληκέναι. ἄσπασαι τοὺς ἡμῶν πάντας. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι μῆτερ.Translations (1)
Serenos to Tapsais his mother, greeting.
I wrote to you on another occasion too, asking you to tell me whether Paniskos, when he came at that time, gave you any money, and whether you finished the garments, and how much you spent. Do not blame me. For although I wrote to him so many times, he did not even mention me in words. Of the two jars of soap (?) that I sent, give one to Harpokratiaina. For I have just remembered that when I was leaving she charged me with this. And let this part of the letter be read to her, so that she may not think I have been negligent. Greet all our people. I pray for your health, mother.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 31128 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;59;3996 tier-1
- HGV-Text 31128 tier-1
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