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p.kellis.1.27 IVKellis (Oasis Magna)
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Letter of Valerius Herculanus to the praepositus of Trimithis about requisition of camels. Fragment of an official letter from Valerius Herculanus to Serenus, praepositus of the pagus (district) of Trimithis, apparently concerning people from the city of the Mothites (Mothis) being unreasonably compelled to supply camels or pack animals. It dates to the 4th century AD and was found at Kellis in the Dakhla Oasis. machine translation
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TM 33306.
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- Official Document HGV-meta Kellis (Oasis Magna)IV
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Greek
Transcription
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[…] Οὐαλέριος Ἡρκουλανὸς
[…] Σερήνῳ πραιποσίτῳ πάγου Τριμίθεως χαίρειν.
[…] τοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς Μωθιτῶν πόλεως
[…] ὁρμωμένους ἄκοντας ὑπάγεσθαι
[…]τῇ καμήλων ἢ κτηνῶν παραστάσει οὐκ εὐλόγως
[…] ἀξίοις.Translations (1)
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[…] Valerius Herculanus
[…] to Serenus, praepositus of the pagus of Trimithis, greetings.
[…] those from the city of the Mothites
[…] setting out (?), being brought unwillingly
[…] to the provision of camels or pack animals, not reasonably
[…] worthy (?).
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Kellis (Oasis Magna)
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 33306 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.kellis;1;27 tier-1
- HGV-Text 33306 tier-1
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