E02077: Greek letter concerning vegetable seeds and gardening issues of unknown Egyptian provenance, employing an epistolary formula expressing hope for the help of God and the saints (unnamed, S00518), datable to the early 6th century.
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posted on 2016-12-06, 00:00 authored by gschenkeCPR 25 10, line 3:
μικρὸ̣ν πωμάριο̣ν̣ [ -4-5- ]ο̣ φι̣λοκαλέσαι, τοῦ δεσπότου θεοῦ κελεύοντος καὶ τῶν ἁγίω̣[ν -ca.?- .]
'… you take care of the little garden, if the the Lord God and the saints command it …'
(Text and German trans.: A. Papathomas, Engl. trans.: G. Schenke)
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μικρὸ̣ν πωμάριο̣ν̣ [ -4-5- ]ο̣ φι̣λοκαλέσαι, τοῦ δεσπότου θεοῦ κελεύοντος καὶ τῶν ἁγίω̣[ν -ca.?- .]
'… you take care of the little garden, if the the Lord God and the saints command it …'
(Text and German trans.: A. Papathomas, Engl. trans.: G. Schenke)
A full record of the document complete with images can be found at:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;25;10
History
Evidence ID
E02077Saint Name
Anonymous saints : S00518Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Letter Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheetLanguage
- Greek
