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[Ἱκάνη] Ἰσιδώ[ρῳ τῷ υἱῷ χαίρειν· πρὸ μὲν πάντων ἀναγκαῖ]ον ἡγη̣σάμην
ἐφολκίου ἀναγομένου γρά[ψαι - ca.14 -] ἐ̣μέ. [ἐ]ν̣ [Βε]ρ̣νίκῃ εἰμί. ἐγὸ(*) μέν
σο̣ι ἐπισ̣τολὴν γεγράφηκα [ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ἐπι̣σ̣τ̣ο̣λ̣ήν. διὰ [τ]οῦτο σὲ ἐβάστα-
ζον δέ̣κ̣α μῆνες(*) καὶ τρία ἔτη σε ἐθήλαζον εἵ̣ν̣α(*) μὴ εἰ[δ]ῇς μου μνημονεῦ-
5σ̣αι δι̣’ ἐπιστολῆς; καὶ τᾶταυ(*) δι’ Aὐασ̣ε̣ιτῶν [ ̣]των ἀφ̣ῇς με, μηδὲ ἐ̣γὸ(*)
σὲ. ἀλά(*) ἀφῆκα σοῦ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἑνα(*) ̣[ ̣] Ἀραβία [ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣σαει ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
Αἴγυπτον εἰδῶ(*) σοῦ τὸ πρόσοπον καὶ συ[ ̣ ̣] ̣ζω τὸ πνεῦμα, μό-
νον ἐρτο(*) σε καὶ παρακαλῶ καὶ ἐξορ̣κίζω̣ σε τ̣ού[τ]ου ουσε ̣ ̣ην ̣-
κες καὶ τὴν μνήαν(*) σου το(*) γενήσαντος(*) [ἐ]ὰν ὑγια̣[ίνῃς] ἐκπλεσι(*). ἐγο(*) α̣σ̣-
10ετο μ̣ετ’ ἀτῆς(*) Ἀμάραντον π̣ο̣λὰ(*) κα[ ̣ ̣]σι αραβ̣ο̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ τὴν Ἀρβίαν(*)
καὶ τ̣ὴ̣ν̣ ἀ̣δ̣ελφήν σου τὴν ἥ̣κο̣[υ]σ̣αν ε ̣νη ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]η ̣ ̣ ̣δ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣νης
σοῦ [ἡ] θία(*) ἔ̣σωσα [ἑ]αυτήν ἐ ̣θον[ ̣]ινο ̣ ̣ ἡ ἀδ[ελ]φή σο̣υ̣ ἡ μιζοτέ-
ρα(*) ἀπογέγονε κ̣αὶ ἡ μικρὰ καταγ̣ένηται μη ̣ ̣τ[ ̣ ̣] Ἀρβ̣[ία]ν̣(*) ὥ̣στε
ἐρωτ̣ῶ̣ σε κ̣α̣ὶ πα̣ρακαλῶ εἰς τὸ ε ̣[ ̣]ιν καὶ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ε [ ̣ ̣]ν ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] σῶσον
15σου̣̣ το(*) ἀδ̣ελφ[ό]ν. οὐδ̣ένα γὰρ ἐχο(*) ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣κ[ ̣]ς αυ[ ̣ ̣] Traces
κα̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]ν ̣ ̣ ̣των. τὸν γὰρ ἀδε̣λ̣φ̣[ὸν] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣θη[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ τ̣ο̣ῖ̣ς
πρότοις(*) ἀνέμοις, ὁ δὲ εὕ̣ρηκ̣έ̣ τινο̣ς ἀ̣ρίστ ̣α[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
καὶ ἧκέ μ̣[ο]ι εἰς Βερνί̣κην α ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣αι ̣αρ ̣ ̣ντω̣ν̣ ̣
πολλὰ ἀσπάζον̣[ταί σε] Ἐ̣παφρᾶ̣ς ζ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]του[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣
20καὶ τοὺς ἀγαπ[ῶντας ἡμᾶς - ca.12 -] ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] κδ. v
ἀπόδ(ος) Ε̣ἱκάνη Ἰσιδώρῳ
τ̣ῷ̣ υἱῷ ὡρμιτω(*)
Apparatus
^ r.2. l. ἐγὼ
^ r.4. l. μῆνας
^ r.4. l. ἵνα
^ r.5. l. ταῦτα
^ r.5. l. ἐγὼ
^ r.6. l. ἀλλά
^ r.6. l. ἵνα
^ r.7. corr. ex ειδοτ
^ r.8. l. ἐρωτῶ
^ r.9. l. μνείαν
^ r.9. l. τοῦ
^ r.9. l. γεννήσαντος
^ r.9. l. ἐκπλεῦσαι
^ r.9. l. ἐγώ
^ r.10. l. αὐτῆς
^ r.10. l. πολλὰ
^ r.10. l. Ἀραβίαν
^ r.12. l. θεία
^ r.12-13. l. μειζοτέ |ρα
^ r.13. l. Ἀραβίαν
^ r.15. l. τὸν
^ r.15. l. ἔχω
^ r.17. l. πρώτοις
^ v.2. l. ὁρμίτῃ
Editorial History; All History; (detailed)
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APIS Translation (English)
(Recto) [Hikane] to Isidoros [her son, greetings. First of all] I thought it necessary, since the packet boat was putting out to sea, to write . . . me. I am in Berenike. I wrote you a letter [?but did not receive a] letter. Was it for this that I carried you for ten months and nursed you for three years, so that you would be incapable of remembering me by letter? And similarly you dimissed me though the Oasites . . . not I you. But I left your brothers in Arabia . . . so that . . Egypt I might see your face and . . . breath. I only ask and beg and adjure you by the one whom you . . . and by the memory of the one who begot you, to sail away if you are well. I . . . Amarantos. But . . . Arabia, sister has departed and the little one is present . . . I ask and beg you . . . Save your brother. For I have no one . . . your bother . . . with the first winds, but he found some . . . and came to me in Berenike. Epaphras greets you warmly . . . and those who love us. [Year . ., month] 24. (Verso) Deliver. Hikane to Isidoros her son, harborman.