The mother of Hegelochos
mother · the Fayum, Roman Egypt · 3rd century
A mother who wrote on hearing that her son Hegelochos had hurt his foot. The letter gives no name, only “his mother”.
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3rd century · Written when she heard, late in the evening, that her son had a sore foot from a splinter. He already had children of his own. The spelling is as it stands on the papyrus.
So do not neglect, child, to write to me about your health, for you know a parent's fear for a child.
μὴ οὖν ἀμελήσῃς, τέχνον, γράψε μοι περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας [σ]ου, ὡσθειδὼς πόβον τέκνου.
Berlin Papyri II 380 (BGU II 380)
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