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o.douch.3.198 IV - Anfang VKysis (Oasis Magna)
Lettre d’affaires via HGV-meta
Letter from Pous to Paulos about collecting 2,300 talents. A short business letter from Pous to his 'brother' Paulos, asking him to collect money owed through Patechnoumis, apparently a camel-rider, and to send him 2,300 talents of silver. It is an ostracon from Kysis in the Great Oasis, dated to the 4th or early 5th century AD. machine translation
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TM 34554.
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- Lettre d’affaires HGV-meta Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Παύλῳ
Ποῦς χαίρειν. τὸ κέρμα ὧν
ἀναδέχομαι παρὰ Πατεχνοῦμις δρομεδαρίου σπουδάζων λαβὲ παρʼ αὐτῶν καὶ ἀπόστειλόν μοι
ἀργυρίου τάλαντα δισχίλια
τριακόσια καὶ ἀπόστειλόν μοι
ἐνκαλούμενος.
ἐρρῶσθαι πολλοῖς χρόνοις.Translations (1)
To my lord brother Paulos, Pous, greeting. The small change (kerma) for which I am guarantor from Patechnoumis the camel-rider (?), make haste to take it from them and send me 2,300 talents of silver, and send (it) to me when called upon (?).
I pray for your health for many years.
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Found at
Kysis (Oasis Magna)
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 34554 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.douch;3;198 tier-1
- HGV-Text 34554 tier-1
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