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chrest.wilck.130 spätes IVLykopolis
Letter from the deacon Ioannes to Bishop Ioannes. A letter from the deacon Ioannes to his bishop, also named Ioannes, praising his reputation and prayers. He reports that he met the dux (military commander) bringing the bishop's blessing, which the dux received; the rest is lost. The letter dates to the late 4th century AD and comes from Lykopolis. machine translation
The same text in other collections
Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 33777.
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- p.lond.3.981 DDbDP-text Lykopolisspätes IV
- (untitled record) HGV-meta Lykopolisspätes IV
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
τῷ ἀγαπητῷ μου καὶ θεοσεβεστάτῳ πατρὶ Ἰωάνῃ Ἰωάνης διάκονος ἐν κυρίῳ πλεῖστα χαίρειν.
καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν τῇ γραφῇ
ὅτι μακάριοί εἰσιν οἱ ἔχοντες
σπέρμα ἐν Σιών, τὰ νῦν ἡμεῖς
ἐσμεν, ὅτι ἔχομέν σε ἐπίσκοπον
καὶ ἀγαθότατον πάτερα. ἡ γὰρ εὐφημία σου, πάτερ, περιεκύκλωσεν τὸν κόσμον ὅλον ὡς ἀγαθοῦ
πατρός. περιοδεύομεν καὶ περιπατοῦμεν νυκτῆμαρ θαρροῦμεν ταῖς προσευχαῖς σου. γιγνώσκειν
σε βούλομαι, ὦ ἀγαπητὲ πάτερ, ὅτι
ὅτε ἀπήντησα τῷ δουκὶ μετὰ τῆς
εὐλογίας σου, ἐδέξατο αὐτὴν μετα[…]
[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
To my beloved and most God-fearing father Ioannes, Ioannes, deacon, very many greetings in the Lord.
As it is written in the Scripture that blessed are those who have seed in Zion, so now are we, because we have you as bishop and most excellent father. For your good repute, father, has encircled the whole world as that of a good father. We travel about and walk night and day taking courage from your prayers. I want you to know, O beloved father, that when I met the dux with your blessing (?), he received it with […]
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Lykopolis
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 33777 primary
- DDbDP-Text chrest.wilck;;130 tier-1
- HGV-Text 33777 tier-1
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