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bgu.16.2611 17. Dez. 10 v.Chr.Herakleopolites, Ägypten
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Letter from Herakleides to Athenodoros about grain shipments and measures. A business letter from Herakleides to his brother (or colleague) Athenodoros about shipping grain to Alexandria. He asks which measure to use for loading, reports an offer at Busiris concerning 500 artabas of wheat for 200 drachmas, and asks for sacks and news while he travels to Tilothis. It was written in the Herakleopolite nome in December 10 BC. machine translation
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Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Ἡρακλείδης Ἀθηνοδώρωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι
πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν
ὡς εὔχομαι· ἀνέγνων ἃ γεγράφεις·
οὔτε ποταπῶι
μέτρωι ἐμβάλωμαι οὐ γράφεις εἰς πόλιν· καὶ εἰ ἐκ
τῶν
πρώτων πυρῶν ἐμβάλῃ εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν,
σήμανον·
εποπορος δέ μοι προσῆλθε ἐν τῇ
Βουσίρει χάριν
πυροῦ ἀρταβῶν φ ἐκ δραχμῶν διακοσίων· ἐπὶ τόπου
εἴποι σοι· σήμηνον μοι αὔριον ἐν Βουσίρει ὡς τὸ
μέτρον ἐκεῖ ἐστιν· ἐγὼ γὰρ αὔριον εἰς
Τιλῶθιν
πορεύομαι δο…[…]…[…]ματα τοῖς ἐμπόροις ειποι
… […]… ἡμῖν ἵνα ἐὰν ἄλλοι ἔλθωσιν
πωλῶι· καὶ μὴ καθάπαξ κατέχωμεν τοὺς
ἐμπόρους·
τὰ δʼ ἄλλα
σεαυτοῦ ἐπιμέλου ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνησ.
ἔρρωσο ἔτους κα Καίσαρος Χοιὰκ κ
πάντως σήμηνόν μοι αὔριον περὶ τοῦ μέτρου καὶ περὶ
τοῦ ἐμπόρου· καὶ ἐν Τιλώθει μοι ἀποστεῖλον·
πέμψον σάκκκους· αἰτούμεθα
φόρετρον τῶν ἑκατὸν
ἀρταβῶν δραχμὰς δ.Translations (1)
Herakleides to Athenodoros his brother, very many greetings and continual good health, as I pray. I have read what you had written. You do not write to me by what kind of measure I am to load for the city; and if he is loading from the first wheat for Alexandria, let me know. A [...] came to me in Busiris for the sake of 500 artabas of wheat at 200 drachmas; let him tell you on the spot. Let me know tomorrow in Busiris what the measure is there; for tomorrow I am going to Tilothis [...] to the merchants [...] to us, so that if others come I may sell; and let us not hold the merchants once and for all. For the rest, take care of yourself so that you stay well.
Farewell. Year 21 of Caesar, Choiak 20.
By all means let me know tomorrow about the measure and about the merchant; and send to me in Tilothis as well. Send sacks. We are being asked 4 drachmas as freight charge for the hundred artabas.
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- TM-Text 23334 primary
- DDbDP-Text bgu;16;2611 tier-1
- HGV-Text 23334 tier-1
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