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ddbdp.2023.1 Thebes
Business Letter on an Ostracon via APIS-papyrus
Business letter from Paulinus to his brother Serenus. A business letter on an ostracon from Paulinus to Serenus, whom he calls brother, reporting that he acted promptly on Serenus' written request and received something in place of 4 artabas, with mention of a price of 4 drachmas. He offers further help if needed. It comes from Thebes, second half of the 2nd century AD. machine translation
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TM 817897.
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- Business Letter on an Ostracon APIS-papyrus Thebes
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Greek
Transcription
Παυλεῖνος Σερήνῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ […] χαίρειν.
καθὼς ἔγραψές μοι, ἄδελφε, …[…]
ἐσπούδασα καὶ ἔλαβον καθὼς […]
ἀντὶ τεσσάρων ἀρταβῶν πε…[…]
τούτων τὴν τιμὴν οὐκ ελ[…] τεσσάρων ἀρταβῶν δραχμῶν δ πολειτ[…]
εἴ τι ἄλλο χρείαν ἔχεις. ἀσπάζ[…]
ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.Translations (1)
Paulinus to Serenus his brother […] greetings.
As you wrote to me, brother, […]
I made haste and received, as […]
instead of 4 artabas […]
of these the price not […] of 4 artabas, 4 drachmas, city (?) […]
if you have need of anything else. Greet […]
I pray for your health.
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Thebes
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 817897 primary
- DDbDP-Text ddbdp;2023;1 tier-1
- HGV-Text 817897 tier-1
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