Letter from Victor to George
Cf. P.Oxy. XVI 1844. The mutilation of the beginning of l. 2 obscures this note, which acknowledges the receipt of a letter and states the (consequent?) action taken in reference to a third person.
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Letter from Victor to Theodore concerning George TM 37858Oxyrhynchus6th or 7th century
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A short Byzantine letter from Victor, an estate deputy (antigeouchos), to Theodore, a senior estate steward (meizoteros). Victor acknowledges receiving Theodore's letter, mentions something he did regarding their mutual 'brother' George, and asks that items be sent to George at once. It comes from Oxyrhynchus and dates to the 6th or 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
[recto]
†
† I received what was written by your genuine Splendour, and […] I made […] to George our common brother, and send these to him immediately, at this very hour. †
[verso]
† To my master in all things, the most splendid, worthy of honour, Theodore, the meizoteros, † Victor, with God, antigeouchos. †
A meizoteros was a senior steward of a large estate, and an antigeouchos was a landowner's representative; neither title has an exact English equivalent. One catalogue names George as the addressee, but the address on the back names Theodore. Damage in line 2 obscures exactly what Victor did with respect to George.
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 Theodore). 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.16.1852
[r] † † τὰ γραφέντα παρὰ τῆς ὑμετέρας γνησίας λαμπρότητος ἐδεξάμην, καὶ …[…]η…[…]……[…]α ἐποίησα πρὸς Γεώργιον τὸν κοινὸν ἀδελφόν, καὶ ταῦτα εὐθέως καὶ κατʼ αὐτὴν τὴν ὥραν πέμψον αὐτῷ. † [v] † δεσπότῃ τὰ πάντα λαμπροτάτῳ τιμῆς ἀξίῳ Θεοδώρῳ μειζοτέρῳ † Βίκτωρ σὺν θεῷ ἀντιγεοῦχος. †