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p.oxy.2.282 = HGV P.Oxy. 2 282 = Trismegistos 20553 = yale.apis.0000400000 = chr.mitt.117



DDbDP transcription: p.oxy.2.282 [xml]

AD 29-37 Oxyrhynchus
[Reprinted from: chr.mitt.117] MChr117

Ἀ[λε]ξάνδρωι στρατηγῷ
παρὰ Τρύφωνος τοῦ Διο-
νυσίου τῶν ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγ-
[χ]ων π[ό]λεως. συνεβίω-
5[σα] Δημ[η]τροῦτι Ἡρακλε\ί/-
δου, κα[ὶ ἐ]γὼ(*) μὲν οὖν ἐ-
πεχορήγησα αὐτῇ τὰ ἑ-
ξῆς καὶ ὑπὲρ δύναμιν.
ἡ δὲ ἀλλότρια φρονήσα-
10σα τῆς κοινῆς συμβιώ-
[σεως] κατὰ πέρ[α]ς ἐξῆ-
[λθε] καὶ ἀπηνέκαντο(*)
τ̣ὰ̣ ἡμέτερα ὧν τὸ κα-
θʼ ἓν ὑπόκειται. διὸ ἀξι\ῶ/
15ἀχ[θ]ῆναι ταύτην [ἐ]πὶ σὲ
ὅπως τύχῃ ὧν προσή-
[κει] καὶ ἀποδῷ μοι τὰ
ἡμέτερα. τῶν μὲν γὰρ
ἄλλων τῶν ὄντων
20μο[ι] πρ[ὸς] αὐτὴν ἀνθόξο-
μα[ι](*) κα[ὶ ἀ]νθέ̣ξομαι. εὐτύχ(ει).
[ἔστι] δὲ τῶν ὑφιειρη(μένων)(*)
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]φαιον ἄξιον (δραχμῶν) μ
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Apparatus


^ 6. ] corr. ex
^ 12. l. ἀπηνέ<γ>καντο
^ 20-21. l. ἀντέχο |μαι
^ 22. l. ὑφῃρη(μένων)

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HGV 20553 Translation (English) [xml]

(Translation: from P.Oxy. 2) To Alexandrus, strategus, from Tryphon, son of Dionysius, of the city of Oxyrhynchus. I married Demetrous, daughter of Heraclides, and I for my part provided for my wife in a manner that exceeded my resources. But she became dissatisfied with our union, and finally left the house carrying off property belonging to me a list of which is added below. I beg, therefore, that she be brought before you in order that she may receive her deserts, and return to me my property. This petition is without prejudice to the other claims which I have or may have against her. The stolen articles are :— a... worth 40 drachmae...