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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 33251. Each record below describes this same ancient text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

χμγ χμγ χμγ τῷ υἱῷυἱοῦ μου ΘεοδούλῳΘεοδούλου παρὰ τῆς μητρός σου Κοφαή νας καὶ Ζήνωνος χαίρεινχαίριν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχο μαιεὔχομε τὸν παντοκράτοραπαντοκρατοραν θεὸν τὰ περὶ τῆς ὑγιείαςὑγίας σου καὶ ὁλοκληρίας σου χάρινχαίριν. γινώσκεινγινώσκιν σεε θέλωἐθέλω ὅτι εἶπέν σοι ὁ πραγματευτὴς ὅτι ἡ μητρ ἡ μήτηρ σου Κοφαήνα ἀσθενεῖἀσθενῖ, ἰδοῦεἰδοῦ, δέκα τρεῖςτρῖς μῆνες καὶ ἂνκἂν ἐπιστολὴν οὐκ ἐτόρμηκας ἐμοὶ γράψεν ὅτι οἰδας καὶκὲ σεαυτοῦ ὅτι καλλιότερονκαλιόοτερενκαλιουτερεν τῶν ιων υιων υ ἐποίησα μετὰ σοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἐτόρμησάς σοι ἀκούσας ὅτι νοσῶ οὐκ ἐτόρμησας πέμψεν μοι καὶ ἂνκἂν ἐξ ὀλί γου τί ποτε. θέλησον οὖν πέμψεινπέμψεν μοι δέκα λί τρας λινάρων καὶ ποιῶ σοι ἱμάτιαεἱμάτια πρὸς τὸ δύνα μαιδύνομε, ὅτι οὐδὲν ἔχω τί ποιήσω σοι. θέλησον οὖν ποιήσεινποιήσεν μοι μικρὰνμεκην σιταρχίαν καὶ ἐγὼ ἀποστελῶ σοι μεκαιμα προσαγορεύει σε ἄμμα σου καὶ ἐγὼ Κοφήνα καὶ ὁ υἱόςὑειός σου Ζήνων καὶ ἡ ἀδελφή σου Κυρίλλα καὶ τὰ παιδίαπεδία αὐτῆς. θέλησον οὖν υἱέ μου Θεόδουλε ἀγοράσεινἀγοράσιν μοι ϛ λίτρας ἐριδίου μέλανος, ἵναἥνα ποιήσω ἐμαυτῇἱμάτιονματη μαφό ριον καὶ ἀποστελῶ σοι τὸ κέρμα ὅσου αὐτὰ ἀγορᾷ. ἐρρῶσθαίἐρρῶσθέ σε εὔχομαιεὔχομε πολλοῖς χρόνοις. ἀπόδος ταύτην ΘεοδούλῳΘεοδούλου παρὰ Κοφαήνης

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