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bgu.4.1078 20. Okt. 38Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
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Letter from the merchant Sarapion to his sister Sarapias. A private letter from Sarapion, a merchant, to his sister (probably his wife) Sarapias, reproaching her for not writing when many friends travelled, reporting a sale and the arrival of Hegemon, and sending greetings to the household. It was written in the reign of Caligula in October AD 38 and is associated with Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome. machine translation
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TM 9455.
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- Privatbrief HGV-meta Philadelphia (Arsinoites)20. Okt. 38
- chrest.wilck.59 DDbDP-text Philadelphia (Arsinoites)20. Okt. 38
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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Σαραπίων Σαραπιάδι τῇ ἀδελφῇ πλεῖστα χαίρειν
καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν. γίνωσκέ με πεπρακότα πρὸς τὸν καιρόν· οὐ καλῶς δὲ ἐποίησας
ἐκπορευομένων πολλῶν φίλων μὴ σημᾶναί μοι μηδὲ ἓν εἰδυίας σου, ὅτι ἀγωνιῶ
περὶ ὑμῶν· λοιπὸν οὖν, ἐὰν λάβω τὰ κερμάτια
ὄψομαι, τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν· οὐ γὰρ ἀργὸν δεῖ με
καθῆσθαι· ἤθελον δὲ εἰ περὶ τῶν ἔργων
σεσημανκεις μοι ἢ εὔωνα γέγονε ἢ οὔ.
γίνωσκε δὲ Ἡγεμόνα εἰσεληλυθότα
τῇ τρίτῃ καὶ εἰκάδι· τὰ δʼ ἄλλα ἐπιμέλεσθε
αὑτῶν, ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνητε. ἀσπάζου τὰ παιδία
καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἐν οἴκῳ καὶ Πανεχώτην.
ἔρρωσο.
ἔτους γ Γαίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ
μηνὸς Σωτῆρος κγ.
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ἀπόδος παρὰ Σαραπίωνος ἐμπόρου
Σαραπίωνι υἱῷ νεωτέρῳ εἰς οἶκονTranslations (1)
[recto]
Sarapion to Sarapias his sister, very many greetings and continual good health.
Know that I have sold at the current price (?). But you did not do well, when many friends were setting out, not to send me word about anything, though you know that I am anxious about you all. So then, if I receive the small change, I will see what I must do; for I must not sit idle. I wished that you had sent me word about the works (?), whether they have become cheap or not. Know that Hegemon arrived on the twenty-third. For the rest, take care of yourselves, so that you stay well. Greet the children and all those in the house, and Panechotes.
Farewell.
Year 3 of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, month Soter 23.
[verso]
Deliver from Sarapion the merchant to Sarapion his younger son, at home.
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Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 9455 primary
- DDbDP-Text bgu;4;1078 tier-1
- HGV-Text 9455 tier-1
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