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bgu.2.605 VII - VIIIArsinoites, Ägypten
Letter from Thomas to Ioannes about a purchase of wheat. A short Christian-era business letter from Thomas to his 'brother' Ioannes, reporting that, as instructed, he has bought wheat worth 10 solidi out of a fund of 50 solidi. It comes from the Arsinoite nome and dates to the 7th-8th century AD. machine translation
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TM 39044.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta Arsinoites, ÄgyptenVII - VIII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
καθὼς γεγράφηκέν μοι ἡ σὴ ἀδελφότης ὅτι με ἀγοράσειν σῖτον
ἐκ τῶν πεντήκοντα νομισμάτων εὑρὼν ἠγόρακα νομίσματα ι . τὸ δὲ ἀναγκαῖον τῆς ἐπιστολῆς ὁ κύριος φυλάξῃ σε
[v]
ἀπόδος τῷ κυρίῳ ἀδελφῷ Ἰωάννου παρὰ ΘωμᾶTranslations (1)
[recto]
As your brotherliness has written to me that I should buy wheat out of the 50 solidi, having found (some) I have bought 10 solidi('worth). This is the essential part of the letter. May the Lord protect you.
[verso]
Deliver to my lord brother Ioannes, from Thomas.
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Arsinoite nome
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