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bgu.16.2659 Alexandria
Letter via HGV-meta
Letter from Asklas in Alexandria to Soterichos. A private letter from Asklas to Soterichos, written after Asklas arrived in Alexandria. He sends greetings, asks about Soterichos' health, greets several people including Heras and Ptollas, and asks him to pass an enclosed sealed letter to Apollos. machine translation
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Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 23383.
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- Letter HGV-meta Alexandria-21
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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Ἀσκλᾶς Σωτηρίχῳ τῷ[…]
πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν ὡς εὔχομαι· γενόμενος[…]ἐν
Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ ἀναγκαῖονἡγησάμην
διὰ γραπτοῦ ἀσπάσασθαί σε καὶ[…]
διὰ παντὸς περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας σου ἐρωτᾶν
ὅπως μὴ ἀγωνιῶ[…]
ὡς διʼ ἐστιν μετὰ τὸ …[…]
ἀσπάζου Ἡρακλει[…]
Ἡρᾶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν καὶ […]
καὶ Πτολλᾶν καὶ …[…]
πρὸ πάντων κα…ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνῃς ὃ δὲ μέγιστον ἡγοῦμαι·
ἔρρωσο ἔτους …[…]
τὴν δὲ συνεσφραγισμένην ἐπιστολὴν
ἀπόδος Ἀπολλῶτι τῶι[…]
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ΣωτηρίχῳTranslations (1)
[recto]
Asklas to Soterichos the […], very many greetings and wishes for continual good health, as I pray. Having come […] to Alexandria, I thought it necessary to greet you in writing and […] to ask constantly about your welfare, so that I may not be anxious […] as … is after the … […]
Greet Herakl[…], Heras the brother and […] and Ptollas and … […]
Above all … that you are in good health, which I consider the most important thing.
Farewell. Year …[…]
The letter sealed together with this, deliver to Apollos the […]
[verso]
To Soterichos
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Alexandria
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 23383 primary
- DDbDP-Text bgu;16;2659 tier-1
- HGV-Text 23383 tier-1
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