Letter from Victor to George
Cf. P.Oxy. XVI 1844. A request that certain dues in kind belonging to a bishop should in accordance with the bishop's request be given to a man with a large family and reduced circumstances.
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Letter from Victor to George asking that a bishop's annona allowances be given to a poor man TM 37854Oxyrhynchus6th or 7th century
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A letter from Victor to George, a comes and estate administrator, asking him, on the bishop's instruction, to give the bishop's annona allowances to Peter the younger, the bearer, who has many children and cannot support them. Victor also asks for news of a chartularius if anyone reaches Koma. Written at Oxyrhynchus in the 6th or 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
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† Since the most holy bishop has given me orders through Peter the younger, who is delivering this present letter of mine to you, please, because of the order of the most holy man, give him the annona allowances of the same consecrated man. For he is rather […] and has many children, and cannot find the means to bring them up. But as is customary, do this because of the order of the same most holy man. And if he has reached Koma and has learned anything about the most magnificent chartularius, write to me. †
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† To my master in all things, most illustrious, worthy of all honour, true brother George, comes and administrator, † Victor, with God, landowner's deputy (?).
Annonai here are allowances in kind; a chartularius was a financial or record-keeping official. Victor's title is largely restored and uncertain." ,"_":""}
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Victor to George). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.oxy.16.1848
[r] † † ἐπειδὴ ἐκέλευσέν μοι ὁ ὁσιώτατος ἐπίσκοπος διὰ Πέτρον τὸν νεώτερον τὸν ἀποδιδόντα αὐτῇ τὴν παροῦσάν μου ἐπιστολήν, καλῶς ποίει διὰ τὴν κέλευσιν τοῦ ὁσιωτάτου ἀνδρὸς δοῦναι αὐτῷ τὰς ἀννώνας τοῦ αὐτοῦ καθοσιωμένου ἀνδρός. μᾶλλον γὰρ α… ἔχει καὶ τέκνα πολλά, καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκει…