The first letter

To our Jewish brothers and sisters in Egypt. Greetings! Your Jewish brothers and sisters in Jerusalem and in the country of Judea wish you prosperous peace.

in the year 188.

The second letter

The citizens of Jerusalem and Judea, the council of elders, and Judas send greetings and wishes of good health to Aristobulus, teacher of King Ptolemy and a member of the family of the anointed priests, and to the Jews in Egypt.

To the worthy Jewish citizens, from the king and governor Antiochus. Greetings and health and prosperity.

Lysias to the Jewish community. Greetings! John and Absalom, the men you sent, gave me the administrative document copied below and made a request concerning its contents.

King Antiochus to his brother Lysias. Greetings! After our father joined the gods, it was my desire that those who want calm be left alone to tend to their own business.

This is what the king’s letter to the nation said: King Antiochus to the Jewish council of elders and to all other Jews. Greetings!

Also the Romans sent a letter to the Jews that said: Quintus Memmius, Titus Manius, ambassadors of the Romans, to the people of the Jews. Greetings!