τῶι δεσπότηι μου
Σαραπίωνι
[Ἀ]ν̣ατόλιος
χαί̣ρ̣[ε]ι̣ν.
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(*) δῶι (*) τοιγαρο[ῦν] ἤ- μην (*) καὶ νῦν κα̣[λ]ὴν καὶ ἁρμόττ[ουσ]αν τῷ σῶι ἀπαρα̣[ι]τ̣ήτωι ἤ̣[θ]ει συν[οδί]αν (*) ἔχων, ἀποδη̣[μεῖν] μέλλο̣[ν]τος (*) τ̣[οῦ] κ̣υ̣ρί- [ο]υ μου ἀ̣δ̣ελ̣[φοῦ Θε]ο̣φάνο̣[υς] τοῦ [σοφ]οῦ (*) ὧι θαρ̣[ρ]ῶ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ] ̣ ̣ πολ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ]ωδ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ] ̣ παν- ταχο̣ῦ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ] ̣ [δε]σποτη (*) [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ] ̣ ελ̣[ ̣ ]ρ̣[ ̣ ] ̣ ̣ τ̣ι ̣ εως̣ α̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ]σ̣χε[ ̣ ̣ ] τ̣ῆς θρη[σ]κ̣είας [τ]ῆς ἱε- ρομην̣[ί]α̣ς τοῦ Φ[αρ]μοῦθι ἐνστάσης, ἐν ὧ (*) ι πολλαὶ καὶ συνεχ̣[εῖς] κατὰ λ̣όγον κω̣μασίαι γίγνονται, αἷς παρ̣[εῖ]ναι ἀνα̣γκαῖον κατʼ ἀμ- φότερα, κατά τε τ[ὴ]ν περὶ τὸ θεῖον θερα- πείαν καὶ τὸ κατὰ καιρὸν ἔχειν τὸν ἄ- ριστον τῶν εὐχῶ[ν] τῶν ὑπὲρ τῆς σῆς ὑγιείας τε καὶ δόξης. ἥξω [δ]ὲ θεῶν συνεργού̣ντω̣ν καὶ τὸ δύνασθ̣[αι π]αρεχόντων μ[ετὰ] τὸν [τ]ῆς θρησκεία[ς (*) Φ]αρμοῦθι καιρ[όν. ε]ὐ̣δ̣αι- μο[νο]ί̣ης διʼ ὅλου, κύρ[ι]έ̣ μου, καὶ̣ θεοὶ̣ δ̣οῖεν ὅσα (*) σοι προσφιλῆ̣ (*) .
tῶι [δε]σ̣π̣ό̣τ̣η̣ι̣ Σ̣α̣ρ̣α̣π̣ί̣ω̣ν̣ι̣ Ἀν̣α̣τ̣ό̣λ̣ι̣[ος
To my lord Sarapion, Anatalios greets you. You know how I wish to see you and speak to you, both as my protector and as one who protects the worthy. Indeed, I often desire to be with you in action, as I have been in your favor. I have necessary excuses, for the illnesses of my daughters; for some god has granted these to me by influence, which I hope will be resolved. Furthermore, the essential part of the worship of the guarding god Hermes is that I was in this house and now I have a good and fitting arrangement with the indispensable one, having a journey planned for my brother Theophanus, the wise one, in whom I trust. Everywhere, my lord, may the gods grant you whatever is dear to you.