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p.oxy.6.931 IIOxyrhynchos

Letter of Theopompus to a Strategus via HGV-meta

Letter from Theopompos to the strategos Sarapion about an ounce of purple. A short letter from Theopompos to his friend Sarapion, strategos of the upper district of the Sebennyte nome, reporting that he has sent an ounce of purple dye as requested by the guard who brought Sarapion's letter. He explains he assumed Sarapion was travelling with the prefect, and sends greetings to Sarapion's sister and Kyrilla. Found at Oxyrhynchus, 2nd century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Θεόπομπος Σαραπίωνι τῶι τιμιωτάτωι χαίρειν. ὡς ἠθέλησας, κύριε, τὴν οὐγκίαν τῆς πορφύρας ἔπεμψα διὰ τοῦ κομίσαντος τὸ ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπιστόλιον φύλακος δοθησομένην εἰς τὴν ξενίαν τῆι μικρᾷ· σὲ γὰρ τῶι κρατίστωι ἡγεμόνι ἀκολουθεῖν ἐστοχασάμην. ἐρρῶσθαί σε, κύριέ μου, σὺν τῆι κρατίστηι ἀδελφῆι καὶ τῆι Κυρίλλῃ εὔχομαι. ἔρρωσο. Φαῶφι ιε. [v] Σαραπίωνι στρατηγῶι Σεβεννύτου ἄνω τόπων παρὰ Θεοπόμπου φίλου.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Theopompos to the most honoured Sarapion, greetings. As you wished, lord, I have sent the ounce of purple through the guard who brought the little letter from you, to be given to the little one (?) for the guest-gift (?); for I conjectured that you were accompanying his excellency the prefect. I pray, my lord, for your health, together with your most excellent sister and Kyrilla. Farewell. Phaophi 15. [verso] To Sarapion, strategos of the upper district of the Sebennyte nome, from Theopompos, his friend.

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Found at Oxyrhynchus

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