DDbDP transcription: p.petr.kleon.70 [xml]
φ ̣ ̣ παρασ̣[ -ca.?- ]
[ ̣]λ̣ι̣κ̣α ἔργα [εἰ]ς ἔ-
κτισιν (δραχμ- ) μ. καλῶς οὖν
5ποιήσεις χρηματίσ̣α̣ς̣
αὐτῶι χ( ) τὰς μ (δραχμὰς) ὅπως
σώματα ὅτ̣ι̣ πλεῖσ̣τ̣α̣
συνάγηι καὶ σίδηρον
προσ̣α̣γοράση̣(*) σοι συν-
10[τελεσθ]ῆ̣ι̣ τὰ ἔργα
ἐν τ̣ά̣χει.
ἔρρωσο. (ἔτους) λδ Χ̣[οιὰ]χ̣ ιθ
Notes
- 6.
The commentary on this line in the printed edition states: "an abbreviation which looks like a chi with a horizontal bar or perhaps a sti on top; the chi is usually for χαλκοῦς, χοῖνιξ or χοῦς, but neither of these possibilities make sense here"
Editorial History; All History; (detailed)
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HGV 388485 Translation (English) [xml]
1 [...] works for payment of 40 dr. 4 Please pay him [...] the 40 dr., in order that he may gather as many workmen as possible and buy extra iron for you [so that] the works may be finished quickly. 12 Farewell. Year 34, Choiak 19. (Translation: B. Van Beek in P.Petr.Kleon, p. 133, © Peeters)