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HGV: P.Corn. 49 [source] [xml]

Title Letter from Diogenes to his Mother
Publications P.Corn. 49
More in series P.Corn.
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Origin Arsinoites (?)
More from Arsinoites (?)
Material Papyrus
Date I
More from the period between 1 CE and 100 CE
Commentary Zu Z. 1-2 vgl. Tyche 29, 2014, S. 264, Korr. Tyche 762.
Print Illustrations Plate XVI, S. 233
Subjects Brief (privat); Diogenes an Thermuthas (Mutter)
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1257...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 25711 [source]

Publications P. Cornell 49 (Westermann, William Linn / Kraemer, Casper J. Jr.; 1926)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. Cornell II 7
Date AD 1 - 99
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, 00 - Arsinoites (Fayum)[found & written]
People mentioned people

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1257 [xml]

Title Letter from Diogenes to his mother
Author Diogenes
Summary A letter of a certain Diogenes to his mother about family matters. The grammar and spelling are bad.
Citations Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ, PCorn , 49, 1926, Pl p233 -- BL II 2, 50
P.Corn.:49
Inv. Id P.Corn. Inv. II 7
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 12.5 x 22.2 cm
Condition Broken off at the bottom and top corners at the left hand side.
Lines recto, 1-14; verso, 1 line
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto + Verso
Hands The letters are large but by no means crudely or carelessly formed and does not poin to an uneducated person
Origin Unknown (Arsinoite nome?)
More from Unknown (Arsinoite nome?)
Language Greek
Date Ist century A.D.
More from the period between 100 CE and 199 CE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto + Verso
Subjects Letter writing, Egyptian--Egypt.; Family--Egypt.; Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Diogenes, his mother being Thermouthas; Thermouthis, mother of Diogenes (genitive: "Thermouthatos" could be in the nominative either "Thermouthis" or ' Thermouthas")
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
Images Verso medium
Images Verso large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: p.corn.49 [xml]

I spc Arsinoite?

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[Διογ]είνης(*) Θερμουθᾶτι
[τῇ μ]ητρεὶ(*) καὶ κυρείᾳ(*) χαίρειν.
[πρὸ π]άντων ἀναγκαῖο̣ν
[ἔγνω]ν(*) δει̣’(*) ἐπιστολῆς σὲ
5[ἀσπ]άσεσθαι(*) μελήσι(*) δ' αὖ
γ̣ινώσκιν τί οἱ(*) ἡμέτε-
ροι πράσσουσιν καὶ γρά-
φιν(*) μυ(*) περὶ δὲ ὧν(*) ἐὰν
χρῄσζῃς(*) τῶν ἐνθάδε
10μὴ ὄκνι(*) μυ(*) γράφιν(*),
εἰδηα(*) ὅτι ἀνόχνως(*)
ποιήσο(*). ἀσπάζου τοὺς
ἐν οἴκῳ πάντες(*).
ἔρρωσο. v
Δ̣ι[ο]γείνη̣[ς](*) Θ̣ε̣ρ̣(μουθᾶτι) θ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Apparatus


^ r.1. l. [Διογ]ένης
^ r.2. l. [μ]ητρὶ
^ r.2. l. κυρίᾳ
^ r.4. A. Sarri, Tyche 29 (2014) 264 (KorrTyche 762) : [ἐστὶ]ν BL 2.50 : [ἐπὰ]ν prev. ed.
^ r.4. l. δι’, BL 2.2.50 : δεῖ prev. ed.
^ r.5. BL 2.2.50 : [ἡγ]ή̣σεσθαι prev. ed.
^ r.5. l. μελήσει
^ r.5-6. l. γινώσκειν, BL 2.2.50 : σαυ[τῇ] ὡς κίλλτιοι prev. ed.
^ r.7-8. l. γρά|φειν
^ r.8. l. μοι
^ r.8. BL 2.2.50 : δέων prev. ed.
^ r.9. or χρῄσδῃς, l. χρῄζῃς
^ r.10. l. ὄκνει
^ r.10. l. μοι
^ r.10. l. γράφειν
^ r.11. l. εἰδυῖα
^ r.11. l. ἀνόκνως
^ r.12. l. ποιήσω
^ r.13. l. πάντας
^ v.1. l. Δι[ο]γένη[ς]

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APIS Translation (English)

Diogenes to the lady Thermouthas his mother, greeting: Above all, it is necessary to greet you by a letter. You must take care again to get informed how our relatives are doing and write to me about the things you need from here. Do not hesitate to write to me, knowing that I will act without delay. Greet all those at home. Goodbye.;Back: Diogenes to Thermouthis