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bgu.7.1676 IIPhiladelphia (Arsinoites)

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Letter from Sarapodoros to his brother Phaneion about arbitration before a centurion. A private letter from Sarapodoros to his brother Phaneion, telling him that a centurion referred their dispute to arbitration involving a sword-bearer, and that Sarapodoros has stood surety until the 23rd. He urges Phaneion to come by that deadline, or else a soldier will be sent to fetch him at further expense. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Σαραπόδωρος Φανείωνι τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. γινώσκειν σε θέλω, ὅτι ἀπήλθαμεν πρὸς τὸν ἑκατόνταρχον καὶ ἔβαλεν ἡμᾶς εἰς μεσιτείαν κριθῆναι μετὰ μαχαιροφόρου. καὶ τῶν μεσιτῶν ἀκουσάντων ἀπὸ τῶν ἀντιδίκων σου, ὅτι τὸ πρᾶγμα ὅλον εἰς σὲ ἔβαλλεν, ἔδωκα ἐγγύην τῷ μαχαιροφόρῳ ἕως κγ, ἄχρι οὗ πέμψω ἐπὶ σέ. καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις λαβών μου τὰ γράμματα καὶ ἀναβῆναι τῇ προθεσμίᾳ τῆς κγ. ἐὰν δὲ θελήσῃς μὴ ἀναβῆναι, πέμψουσιν στρατιώτην μετʼ ἐμοῦ πρὸς σὲ καὶ δίδομεν ἄλλο ἐφόδιον. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. [v] δὸς Φανείωνι παρὰ Σαραποδώρου …χράτου. [… 1 line lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Sarapodoros to Phaneion his brother, greetings. I want you to know that we went off to the centurion and he put us into arbitration, to have the matter judged with a machairophoros (sword-bearer). And when the arbitrators heard from your opponents that they laid the whole affair on you, I gave surety to the sword-bearer until the 23rd, until I send for you. So please, on receiving my letter, come up by the deadline of the 23rd. But if you choose not to come up, they will send a soldier with me to you, and we will pay another travel allowance. I pray for your health. [verso] Deliver to Phaneion from Sarapodoros … son of (?) …chrates. [… 1 line lost …]

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Found at Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

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