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DCLP transcription: 63126 [xml]

column i
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]εται μηνυ
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]φ̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣]ε̣ιαν›
[  ̣  ̣]υ̣λων φ̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]ο τὴν
[ἐπι]βουλὴν εἰ̣δὼν(*) δίκας
5[τε] καὶ ἐγκλήματα συν-
[σ]κευάσας(*) οὐ μόνον τὴν
[σ]υνοικοῦσαν ἀποπέμ-
ψεται ἀλλὰ καὶ μοιχεί-
ας κρεινας(*) πάντων
10περιγενήσεται. φυλατ-
τέσθω μέντοιγε ἀλλο-
φύλων ἢ λῃστῶν ἐφό-
δων· δεινῶν γὰρ ὄντων
τῶν καιρῶν ἤτοι πει-
15[ρ]αταῖς περιπεσὼν ἅ-
παντα συληθήσεται
ἢ καὶ αἰχμαλ̣ώτου παι-
[δὸς] ἁ̣λ̣ό̣ντ[ο]ς πρὸς λύ-
[σ]ιν ἅπ[αντ]α χρήματα
20[ἐ]κ[θ]ήσει ἢ δικας πρός
[τ]ε ἀδελφὸ[ν] ἢ συγγε-
[ν]εῖς συκοφαντώδεις
  ̣ε̣γ  ̣  ̣β̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣τ̣α̣ς
[  ̣]- ca.11 -α̣ν̣η̣ν̣α̣ι̣
25[  ̣]  ̣  ̣μ̣ε̣νος εἰ δὲ πο  ̣  ̣ι̣ο̣ι̣
[  ̣] τοῦ̣ Κ̣ρόνου π̣ρο  ̣  ̣  ̣
[  ̣] ε̣ὑρηση(*) πάντων ἐγ-
κλημάτων ἐπιφορὰν
[ἐ]κφυγὼν καὶ μόγις ἰς(*)
30τ̣ὰ ἴδια σωθεὶς κινδύ -
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νους, τοὺς μὲν δι’ ὑγρῶν,
τοὺς δὲ καὶ διὰ γῆς, πλεί-
στους ὑπομείνας μεγά-
λως ἀπὸ̣ τῶν εἰς ταῦ-
35τα προ̣κ̣αλεσαμένων
ἐκδικηθήσεται, ἀδελ-
φοῦ προσποιητικὸν πέν-
θος ὑποκρεινάμενος(*)
καὶ ἐπὶ μητρὶ φιλοστο[ρ-]
40γῳ δεινῶς λυπηθείς.
ιε τῆς γ
ἐὰν δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν τοῦ Κρ[ό-]
νου ἔλθῃ, γένους λαμ-
προτάτου γενόμ̣ενος
45καὶ διὰ περίστασιν πρα-
γμάτων πολλὰ ἀποβα-
λὼν ἐπὶ τὴν τῆς τύχης
ἀξίαν ἀναδραμεῖται, καὶ
τειμῶν(*) καὶ δόξης κα-
50θ’ ὑπόμνησιν ὑπὸ τῶν
κρατούντ̣ω̣ν ἀξιούμε-
νος ὡς ἐπίδοσιν μὲν
[κ]αὶ αὔξησιν οὐ μόνον
[τύχ]ης ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀξίας πε-
55[ριποι]ε̣ῖ̣[σ]θαι πλοῦτον
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]τον κα  ̣  ̣γ̣μ̣α̣
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]ρ̣ιου ε̣ι̣μ̣  ̣[  ̣
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣] μετὰ πολλῆς
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]ας καὶ προσο
60[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣] διαιτᾶν ποιου
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]τα πεπτ̣ω̣κότος

Apparatus


^ i.4. l. ἰδὼν
^ i.5-6. l. συσκευάσας
^ i.9. l. κρίνας
^ i.27. l. εὑρήσει
^ i.29. l. εἰς
^ ii.38. l. ὑποκρινάμενος
^ ii.49. l. τιμῶν

Editorial History; All History; (detailed)

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Notes

  • 41.

    Ed. pr. notes that this probably stands for (ἡμέρας) ι̅ε̅ τῆς γ̅ (ἑβδομάδος): the fifteenth day belongs to the third week of the month or lunation.

APIS Translation (English)

[- - -] . . . perceiving the plot he will trump up lawsuits and charges and not only divorce his wife but also convict her of adultery and be completely victorious. Let him, however, be on his guard against the attack of foreigners or of robbers; for as the times are perilous he will either fall into the hands of pirates and be stripped of all his possessions or his son will be taken prisoner and he will expend all his property for a ransom. Or . . . lawsuits against a brother or sycophantic relatives . . . [- - -] . . .But if . . . of Kronos . . . he will find . . . Having escaped the onslaught of all these charges and with difficulty been preserved to return to his own, after enduring many dangers, some by water and others by land, he will be magnificently avenged upon the ones who challenged him to this, feigning a false grief for his brother and dreadfully distressed for his loving mother.;Fifteenth (day of the month), in the third (week).;If it (scil. the Moon) approaches Saturn, one who is born of a most illustrious family and through the condition of affairs has lost much property will recur to the esteem due to his fortune; and being deemed worthy, through mention by the rulers, of honors and repute so as to gain increase and augment not only of fortune but also of rank, . . . wealth . . .