DDbDP transcription: p.mich.8.489 [xml]
II spc Karanis
Λογγεῖνος Πτολεμαί[ω]ι τ[ῶ]ι ἀδελφῶι
πολλὰ χαίρειν.
πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομ[α]ί σε ὑγιαίνιν(*) καὶ τὸ προσκύνη-
μά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τῷ κυρ[ί]ῳ Σαράπιδι. γεινωσεκ(*) Ἀπολιναριν
5μὴ δεδωκέν[αι] μοι ἠ(*) μ̣ὴ̣ μ̣ό̣νας τὰς (δραχμὰς) φ. ἐπ̣ὶ̣(*) δ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣]αλω[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ [ἐ-]
γεγραφήκεις, καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις τὰ σειτάριά(*) μου π[έ]μ̣ψ̣ας σ̣ὺ̣[ν]
τοῖς ε ̣ ̣μείνασι περυσινοῖς καὶ τῷ διαφόρῳ αὐτ[ῶν κα]ὶ̣ τ̣ὰ̣
προπέρυσι σὺν τῷ διαφόρῳ α[ὐ]τῶν. [τ]ὸ̣ν̣ θ̣ερισμὸ[ν μὴ παρελ-]
κύσας πάλιν τὸ προσγεινόμενον ̣[ ̣] ̣[ ̣] ̣[ ̣] ̣ς ὠφελ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣α[ -ca.?- ]
10ἵ(*)να κἀγὼ(*) ὦ πεφιλανθρωπημένος. ἐ̣κ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ ἰ̣δίου τοῦ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣
ἐκτός μου ὅτε κἀγὼ(*) χρείαν εἶχον̣ π̣λ̣έ̣ω τῆς τειμῆς(*) ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ἐν̣-
κλείσις(*) οὖν ὅλον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν μου ἵ̣ν̣α̣ σὺν θεῷ παραγε[νό]μενος
εὕρω αὐτὰ ὑφʼ ἕν. τὰ ἔργα ἐπιμελῶ̣ς̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ι̣ανση καὶ π[άντ]α γε-
νέσθω ὡς ὑπέσχου μοι καὶ τῶν ̣ε ̣ ̣ ̣δίων τὰ ἔ̣ργ̣[α ἐπ]ι̣με-
15λῶς ἐφόδευσον ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ει Καπίτω[ν]ι [ἵ]να κατατ[ -ca.?- ]
̣[ -ca.?- ]
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(hand 2) ἀπ(όδος) Πτολεμαίωι.
(hand 3) π(αρὰ) Λονγείνου Κλήμεντος οὐετρανοῦ.
Editorial History; All History; (detailed)
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APIS Translation (English)
Longinus to Ptolemaios, his brother, many greetings. Before all else I pray for your health, and I make obeisance for you in the presence of the lord Sarapis. Know that Apollinarius(?) has given me only the 500 drachmai. Since you wrote . . ., you will do well therefore to send my grain, including what remains(?) from last year and the difference thereon. Without delaying the harvest . . ., so that I may have the benefit. . . . without my consent(?) when I was in need . . . more than the regular price. Do you therefore shut it all up in my house so that when I come, with god's help, I may find it intact. Let the work be performed(?) with care, and let everything be done as you promised me, and do you inspect with care the work on the . . . .;;(Verso);(2nd hand) Deliver to Ptolemaios,;(3rd hand) from Longinus Clemens, veteran