A source-book of ancient history - The Search For Mecca

A Marriage Contract; Two Letters 309
genteus and one fifth in all for thy toilet for a year. '^^^J-^^^J^^^
Lastly a tenth of an argenteus, in shekels one half, one ment lies in
argenteus one tenth of thy pin money by the month, provTsions^
which makes one argenteus and one fifth, in shekels 6, one .^^e prom^
argenteus and one fifth for thy pin money during the year, the extract
. • r e T J. n here given
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Thy pm money for one year is apart from thy toilet are omitted
money. I must give it to thee each year, and it is thy n^mefofperright
to exact the payment of thy toilet money, and thy sons conpin
money, which are to be placed to my account. I must other technigive
it to thee. Thy eldest son, my eldest son, shall be the begimiing
heir of all my property, present and future. I will estab- ^'^J^^3^^'
lish thee as wife. the Past, x.
In case I should despise thee, in case I should take an-
other wife than thee, I will give thee 20 argenteus, in argenteus
one tenth
shekels 100, 20 argenteus in all. The entire property
means one
which is mine, and which I shall possess, is security of all tenth
• 1 -r 1 !• 1 1 1 J argenteus.
the above words, until I have accomplished them according
to their tenor.
We have arrived in health at Lampsacus, myself and Letter of
Epicurus to
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Pythocles and Hermarchus and Ctesippus, and there we a child.
have found Themistas and the rest of the friends in health.
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Milligan,
It is good if you also are in health and your grandmother, p^^^^^- ^ ^ f
and obey your grandfather and matron in all things, as ^.^^ ^^^
you have done before. For be sure, the reason why both tury B.C.
I and all the rest love you so much is that you obey these curus is^'the
in all things. . . .
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The child
Isias to Hephasstion her brother greeting. If you are was probably
well, and things in general are going right, it would be as I
am continually praying to the gods. I myself am in good '^''^•
und°e7hL"
health, and the child and all at home, making mention of Letter of
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you continually.
. Isias to
When I got yovir letter from Horus, in Hephaestion,
which you explained that you were in retreat in the