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Ctesippus to Gerontius via HGV-meta
Letter from Ktesippos to Gerontios on behalf of the sailor Makarios. A private letter from Ktesippos to Gerontios asking him to help the sailor Makarios, who had loaded a small cargo of vegetables at Oxyrhynchus, to sell it at a good price and to protect him from harassment until the boat's business was done. It probably dates to the 5th century AD. machine translation
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TM 34843.
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Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
τῷ δεσπότῃ μου ὡς ἀληθῶς τιμιωτάτῳ ἀδελφῷ
Γεροντίῳ Ἠλία Κτήσιππος χαίρειν.
ἐπειδὴ Μακάριος ὁ ἡμέτερος ναύτης ἐγόμωσεν
ὀλίγα βάκανα ἐν Ὀξυρύγχον καταξιωσάτω
ἡ ὑμῶν ἀδελφοσύνη τοῦτον ποιῆσαι πωλῆσαι αὐτὰ καλῆς τιμῆς οἵας αὐτὸς θέλει πωλῆσαι καὶ
ἀνεπηρέαστον αὐτὸν παρά τινος γενέσθαι
ἕως ἂν ἀπαρτίσῃ τὸ πλοῖον, ἐμοὶ τὰ πολλὰ
χαριζόμενοι. καὶ γὰρ ὁ θεὸς οἶδεν ὅτι εἰ μὴ ἔγραψα τῇ ὑμῶν ἀδελφοσύνῃ, χωρὶς γραμμάτων λέγον ὑμῖν περὶ ἐμοῦ, οὐκ ἂν εἴχατε
ε[…]……παρά τινος ἐπηρεασθῆναι. περὶ δὲ
[…] καταξιώσατε δηλῶσαί μοι, τὰ πλεῖστά μοι
χαριζόμενοι. προσαγορεύει ὑμᾶς ὁ κύριός μου καὶ
ἀδελφὸς Φίλιππος. προσαγορεύω πάντας τοὺς φιλοῦντας ὑμᾶς ἡδέως. ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι πολλ…
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[v]
τῷ δεσπότῃ μου ὡς ἀληθῶς φιλτάτῳ […] …[…]Translations (1)
[recto]
To my master, truly most honoured brother Gerontios son of Elias (?), Ktesippos, greetings.
Since Makarios our sailor has loaded a few cabbages (?) at Oxyrhynchus, may your brotherliness see fit to have him sell them at a good price, at whatever price he himself wishes to sell, and to keep him from being harassed by anyone until he finishes with the boat, doing me a great favour. For indeed God knows that if I had not written to your brotherliness, even without a letter, telling you about me, you would not have […] to be harassed by anyone. Concerning […] please see fit to inform me, doing me the greatest favour. My lord and brother Philippos greets you. I gladly greet all who love you. I pray for your health for many […]
[… ? lines lost …]
[verso]
To my master, truly most beloved […]
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