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HGV: P.Oxy. 12 1481 [source] [xml]

Title Letter of a Soldier to his Mother
Publications P.Oxy. 12 1481
More in series P.Oxy.More in series P.Oxy., vol. 12
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Post-Concordance BL Entries VIII 247
Translations White, Ancient Letters (1986), 102
Origin Oxyrhynchites (?)
More from Oxyrhynchites (?)
Material Papyrus
Date frühes II
More from the period between 101 CE and 125 CE
Subjects Brief (privat); Theonas (Soldat) an Tetheus (seine Mutter); Bericht über Gesundheit; Erhalt von Geschenken; Zufriedenheit
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 28993 [source]

Publications P. Oxy. 12 1481 (Grenfell, Bernard P. / Hunt, Arthur S.; 1916)
Inv. no. London, St Paul’s School P. Oxy. 1481
Date AD 100 - 125
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchites[written]; Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa)[found]
People mentioned people

DDbDP transcription: p.oxy.12.1481 [xml]

II spc Oxyrhynchus

r
Θεωνᾶς Τεθεῦτι τῆι μητρὶ καὶ κυρίᾳ πλεῖστα χαί(ρειν).
γεινώσκειν(*) σ[ε] θέλω ὅτι διὰ τοσούτου χρόνου οὐκ ἀ-
πέσταλκά σοι ἐπιστόλιον διότι ἐν παρεμβολῇ ἠμι(*) κ̣α̣ὶ̣
οὐ διʼ ἀσθένε[ι]αν, ὥστε μὴ λοιπο̣ῦ̣(*). λείαν(*) δʼ ἐλοιπήθην̣(*)
5ἀκούσας ὅτι ἤκουσας. οὐ γὰρ δε̣ι̣ν̣ῶς ἠσθένησα. μέμ-
φομαι δὲ τὸν εἴπαντα σοι. μὴ ὀχλοῦ δὲ πέμπειν τι ἡ-
μῖν. ἐκομισάμεθα δὲ τὰ θαλλία παρὰ τοῦ τοῦ(*) Ἡρακλεί-
δου. Διονυτᾶς δὲ ὁ ἀδελφός μου ἤνεγκέ μοι τὸν θαλ-
λὸν κα[ὶ τὴν] ἐπιστολήν [σου] ἐ̣[κο]μισ̣ά̣[μ]ην. εὐχαριστῶ
10[τοῖς θεοῖς - ca.13 -] πάν̣τοτε, ἐ̣πι̣κ  ̣ε̣  ̣  ̣τ̣α
[- ca.22 -]ντ̣α̣ι̣ δηλ̣ῶ̣ ο̣υπ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣α̣υ̣-
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- r,ms
(perpendicular) μὴ ἐπιβαροῦ πέμπειν τι ἡμῖν τω[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] v
ἀπὸ̣ Θεωνᾶτος [Τεθεῦτι   ̣  ̣  ̣]

Apparatus


^ r.2. l. γινώσκειν
^ r.3. l. εἰμι
^ r.4. l. λυποῦ
^ r.4. l. λίαν
^ r.4. l. ἐλυπήθην
^ r.7. BL 4.62 : τοῦ {τοῦ} prev. ed.

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HGV 28993 Translation (English) [xml]

(Translation: from P.Oxy. 12) Theonas to Tetheus his lady mother, many greetings: I would have you know that the reason why I have been such a long time without sending you a letter is that I am in camp, and not that I am ill; so do not grieve about me. I was much grieved to hear that you had heard about me, for I was not seriously ill; and I blame the person who told you. Do not trouble to send me anything. I received the presents from Heraclides, Dionytas my brother brought me the present, and I received your letter. I give thanks to (the gods) ... continually, ... (Postscript) Do not burden yourself to send me anything. ... (Addressed) From Theonas to Tetheus...