The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Part 38

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(A) ...].υ τίς ἐστι; τίς καταισχ[ύνει who is it? who shames ◡ —;
(B) ...]θεν οὐκ οἶδ’· οὖσα γὰρ I do not know; for being[
παν]νυχίδος οὔσης καὶ χο[ρῶν a night-festival being, and of dances
..μ]ανθάνεις γάρ; τὴν ὁδ[ for you understand? the road
5 ....ἐλέγξεις, ἡ δ’ ἐρεῖ Βρ[αυρωνίοις you will test, and she will say at the Brauronia
...ωνίοις κύ· πηνίκ’ οὐ π[ ...at what time not...
...η πλανηθεῖσ’ ἡ τάλαι[να having wandered, the wretched [woman]
... ( ) ἐρωτήσεις τὰ προ[ you will ask the [previous/forward] things
..εῖτον εἶτα θαυ[μα- then afterwards wonder-
10 ]ον· ποῦ ποτ’ ὢν λ[ ...where ever being...
◡ φίλ’] ἄνερ, γνώριμον τ[ dear husband, a familiar thing...
].ς γάρ ποτ’ ἐν Βραυ[ρωνι for ever at Brauron...
]αιδ’ ἐνθαδὶ τὰ π[ ...here these things...
]αντι τῶν γεγ[ ...instead of those things which have happened...
15 ].ταπαντης[
].ου[

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