Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Ἀχιλλᾶς Σαραπιάδι καὶ Θερμούθει χαίρειν.
καὶ χωρὶς τοῦ γράφειν με οἶμαι καὶ ὑμᾶς πεφροντικέναν τῶν ἱματίων μου ἐγβάντων τῶν τοῦ πατρός μου, εἰδότες μου τὴν προαίρεσιν ὡς αἰσθάνομένῳ ποιοῦσαι.
ὥστε οὖν γράφω ὑμῖν ὅπως ἐνεργοῦσαι αὐτὰ λίαν ἰσχνότεραν κρόκην ποιήσηται αὐτά· ἐπειδὴ γὰρ εὗρον στήμονα πρὸς (δραχμὰς) τὸ ἀν’ εἴκοσι στάθμιον καὶ λίαν ἰσχνόν.
καὶ γὰρ ἀγοράζω ἐκεῖ πορφύραν πρὸς (δραχμὰς) τὸν στατήρα ὁλκῆς.
νθυσαι δὲ αὐτὰ δηλώσατέ μοι καὶ ὃ δέον ἐτὶ ποιήσωι.
ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι.

Latin

(δραχμὰς)

Translation into English

Achilles to Sarapias and Thermouthes, greetings.
And apart from writing to me, I think and you have been mindful of my garments that have been taken from my father, knowing my intention as if you were perceiving it.
Therefore, I write to you so that you may act upon them to make them a very thin saffron.
For I found a stamnos for twenty drachmas and very thin.
And indeed, I buy there a purple for the drachmas of the staters of the whole.
And you should declare these to me and what is necessary I will also do.
I wish you to be well.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[Ἀχι]λ̣λᾶς Σα̣ρ̣α̣[π]ι̣ά̣δι κ̣αὶ
Θ̣ερμού̣θ̣ε̣ι̣ [χ]α̣ίρ̣ε̣[ι]ν.
καὶ χ̣ω̣ρὶς τ̣οῦ γράφει̣ν̣ με
οἶμα̣ι καὶ ὑμᾶς πεφρον-
τικέ̣ναι τῶν ἱματίων
μου̣ [ἐ]γβάντων τῶν
τ̣οῦ πατρός μου, εἰδό-
τες μου τὴν προαίρε-
σιν ὡς αἰσθ̣ανομέ-
νῳ ποιοῦσαι. ὥστε
οὖν γρά[φ]ω ὑμῖν ὅ-
πως ἐνε̣ργ̣οῦσαι αὐ-
τὰ λίαν ἰσχνοτέ-
ραν κρόκην ποιήση-
τε αὐτά· ἐπειδὴ γὰρ
εὗρον στήμονα πρὸς
(δραχμὰς) η̣ τὸ ἀνʼ εἴκοσι στά-
θμιον καὶ λίαν ἰσ-
χνόν. καὶ γὰρ ἀγορά-
ζω ἐκεῖ πορφύραν
πρὸς (δραχμὰς) δ τὸν στατῆρα
ὁλκῆς. ν[...]
θ̣[...]υ
σαι δὲ αὐτὰ δηλώ-
σατέ μοι κ[αὶ] ὃ δέ-
ον ἐ<σ>τὶ πο[ι]ήσωι.
ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς
εὔχομαι.

Σαρα̣πιάδι κα̣ὶ τῇ ☓ μητρὶ ἀπὸ Ἀχιλλᾶ

Extracted Latin Text

(δραχμὰς) η̣
(δραχμὰς) δ

English Translation

Achilles to Sarapias and Thermouthis, greetings.

Even without my writing, I suppose you have taken care of my garments, those left behind by my father, knowing my preference, as you are aware. Therefore, I am writing to you so that, working on them, you may make them with a very fine (thin) thread. For I have found warp-thread at eight drachmas per twenty-weight, and it is very fine indeed. Also, I am buying purple dye there at four drachmas per stater-weight. Please inform me clearly about these matters, and whatever else is necessary, I will do.

I pray for your good health.

To Sarapias and her mother, from Achilles.