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bgu.16.2622 Herakleopolites
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Letter from Mnaseas to the dioiketes Athenodoros about Thermouthas. A private letter from Mnaseas to Athenodoros, a dioiketes whom he calls brother, from the Herakleopolite nome. Mnaseas complains that Hermas brought nothing of the 680 drachmas he claimed to have received, and asks Athenodoros to send provisions to Thermouthas for the Demetria festival and wool or fleeces for her for the winter. machine translation
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- Letter HGV-meta Herakleopolites-21
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Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
Μνασέας Ἀθηνοδώρωρι τῶι ἀδελφῶι
καὶ διοικητῆι πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς
ἐρρωμένωι ἄριστα ἐπανάγειν ὡς εὔχομαι·
ἐξενίσθην μεγάλως ἐπὶ τῶι Ἑρμᾶν παραγενόμενον μηδὲν ἐνηνοχέναι ὧν ἔγραψεν
ἐσχηκέναι παρά σου· ἔγραψέν μοι γὰρ ὅτι ανομ…οσ…[…]ων… ἔσχηκεν ἀργυρίου
δραχμὰς τετρακοσίας
ὀγδοήκοντα καὶ ἀντὶ τῶν γεγονυιῶν
…ων δραχμὰς διακοσίας
γίνονται δραχμαὶ χπ· λοιπὸν οὖν
διοικητά, τῆς Θερμουθᾶτος φροντίσας
ταχύτερον
αὐτῇ πέμψον ἵνα μὴ ἐν Δημητρίοις ἀνίερος γένηται· καὶ σὺ γὰρ γνοίης ὄτι οὐδέ πω
οὐκέτι ἰσχύω· μὴ οὖν διὰ τοὺς περισπασμοὺς
ἀμελήσῃς ἀλλʼ ὡς πάντοτʼ ἐποίεις
καὶ νῦν
αὐτῆς φρόντισον ἐκ καιροῦ ἵνα διπλῆ
ἡ χάρις γένηται· ἡμεῖς μὲν γάρ ἐσμεν ἀμνήμονες· Ἑρμᾶς οὐ μὴ ἀμελήσῃ ἀλλὰ σχεθῇ σε
[…] νῦν δὲ ἠμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδας διὰ τῆς
ἐπιστολῆς ἐμβαλών μεμυκτήρικεν· καὶ τὰ
ἐρίδια· εὖ καλῶς ποιήσας β ταχύτερον πέμψον
ἵνʼ ἔχῃ εἰς τὸν χειμῶνα· ἀλλὰ ἐὰν οὐ μή ἐρίδια ἔχῃς,
καὶ ἃ πόκια ἔχῃς παρακληθεὶς πέμψον· παρὰ
πάντα δὲ σεαυτοῦ ἐπιμέλου ἵνʼ
ὑγιαίνῃς
ἃ δὴ πρῶτον ἡμῖν τῶν ἐις εὐχήν ἐστιν·
ἔρρωσο ἔτους[…]
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παρὰ Μνασέου ἈθηνοδώρωιTranslations (1)
Mnaseas to Athenodoros his brother and dioiketes, very many greetings, and that you continue always in the best of health, as I pray.
I was greatly surprised that Hermas, when he arrived, brought nothing of what he wrote he had received from you. For he wrote to me that […] he had received 480 drachmas of silver, and in place of the […] which had been 200 drachmas, total 680 drachmas. So then, dioiketes, take care of Thermouthas and send to her quickly, so that she may not be without offerings at the Demetria. For you also should know that I am not yet strong again. So do not neglect it because of your distractions, but as you always did, now too take care of her in good time, so that the favour may be double. For we are unmindful (?); Hermas will surely not neglect it but will hold you […]; but now, having thrown us into hopes through his letter, he has mocked us. And the wool: be so good as to send 2 quickly, so that she may have it for the winter. But if you do not have wool, please send whatever fleeces you have. Above all take care of yourself so that you stay healthy, which is the first of our prayers.
Farewell. Year […]
[verso]
From Mnaseas to Athenodoros.
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Herakleopolites
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 23346 primary
- DDbDP-Text bgu;16;2622 tier-1
- HGV-Text 23346 tier-1
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