Letter of general Metrophanes of Antiochos II to oikonomos
Nikomachos of king; 253 BC: 6. Mil-Ber. 35-7, ll. 1-16; Welles
19; SEG 16, 710; *IDidyma 492A (PH); SEG 19, 676. (See also
Didyma 20, 128).
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IDid 492A
| 0 | {²Much missing above.}² |
| [․․․․․․․․․․․c.26․․․․․․․․․․․ στή]λ̣η[․ ἀντίγραφον τοῦ] | |
| [προστάγματος τοῦ γραφέ]ντος ὑφ’ αὐτο̣[ῦ ․․․8․․․․] | |
| [․․․․․․․․․․c.24․․․․․․․․․․] τοῖς δὲ ἄλλοις̣ [․․5․․] | |
| [․․․․․․․c.18․․․․․․․ θεῖν]α̣ι τὰς στήλας ἐντ[․․․․10․․․․] | |
| 5 | [․․․․c.13․․․․․ κ]α̣ὶ ἐπακολουθήσας τῇ παρὰ το[ῦ βα]- |
| [σιλέω]ς ἐπιστολῆι ἀπέγδοσιν ποίησαι καὶ σύντα̣[ξον] | |
| [ἀν]αγράψαι τήν τε πρᾶσιν καὶ τὸν περιορισμὸν εἰς [στ]- | |
| ήλας λιθίνας δύο καὶ τούτων θεῖναι τὴμ μὲν μ[ίαν] | |
| ἐν Ἐφέσωι ἐν τῶι ἱερῶι τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος, τὴ[ν] δὲ ἑτέρ[αν] | |
| 10 | ἐν Διδύμοις ἐν τῶι ἱερῶι τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος· τὸ δὲ ἀνά̣[λω]- |
| μα τὸ ἐσόμενον εἰς ταῦτα δοῦναι ἐκ τοῦ βασιλικο̣[ῦ.] | |
| ἵνα δὲ στηλωθῆι τὴν ταχίστην, ἐπιμελές σοι γεν[έ]- | |
| σθω, καὶ ὡς ἂν συντελεσθῆι, γράψον καὶ ἡμῖν. ἐπεστά[λ]- | |
| καμεν δὲ καὶ Τιμοξένωι τῶι βυβλιοφύλακι καταχω[ρί]- | |
| 15 | σαι τὴν ὠνὴν καὶ τὸν περιορισμὸν εἰς τὰς βασιλικὰς γρα̣- |
| φὰς τὰς ἐν Σάρδεσιν, καθάπερ ὁ βασιλεὺς γέγραφε̣ν̣. |