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bgu.16.2656 Herakleopolites
Letter via HGV-meta
Letter from Herakleides to Soteles about a jar of oil. A private letter from Herakleides to his brother Soteles about a jar of oil connected with Athenodoros, asking him to measure it out fairly once he receives a written instruction from a sword-bearer. It comes from the Herakleopolite nome and is dated Phamenoth 13. machine translation
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TM 23380.
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- Letter HGV-meta Herakleopolites-21
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
Ἡρακλείδης Σωτέλῃ τῷ ἀδελφῷ
πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ ὑγιαίνειν ὥσπερ
εὔχομαι· καὶ ἐν Ἡρακλέους πόλει
σοι ἐμνήσθην περὶ τοῦ ἡμῶν
ἀγγείου τοῦ ἐλαίου οὗ ἐ…[…]
μεν μοι Ἀθηνόδωρος ὁ ἀδελφός·
καὶ σὺ οὖν καλῶς ποιήσεις μετρεῖν
ἐνταῦθα παρʼ ἐμοῦ μέτρῳ
δικαίῳ, κομισάμενος παρὰ
τοῦ αὐτοῦ μαχαιροφόρου τὸ
ἐπίσταλμα· μὴ οὖν ἀλλως
ποήσῃς· καὶ σὺ δὲ γράφεις
περὶ ὧν ἂν θέλῃς· περὶ δὲ ἃς
[…]εως ἀνάγκας σήμανον
[…]…ναι κωμήτην … αδελφ
[…]τοιμ…[…]
[…]…ειν… διὰ
Πετεαρμώτην· καὶ σεατοῦ ἐπιμέλου ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνεις.
ἔρρωσο
[…] Φαμενὼθ ιγ
[v]
ΣωτέλῃTranslations (1)
[recto]
Herakleides to Soteles his brother, very many greetings and good health, as I pray. In Herakleopolis too I reminded you about our jar of oil, which […] Athenodoros the brother […] me. So please measure it out here from me with a fair measure, after receiving the written instruction from the same sword-bearer. Do not do otherwise. And you too, write about whatever you wish. As for the […] needs, let me know […] villager […] brother […] through Petearmotes. And take care of yourself so that you stay well.
Farewell.
[…] Phamenoth 13
[verso]
To Soteles
Connections
Found at
Herakleopolites
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 23380 primary
- DDbDP-Text bgu;16;2656 tier-1
- HGV-Text 23380 tier-1
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