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chiron.44.325 IIDios
Letter from Herodes to Demetrios about the prefect releasing old men and gladiators. An ostracon letter from Herodes to Demetrios reporting that the prefect released 150 elderly men from Kaine (Qena) and promised to release more, including 14 gladiators, on a later visit. He also ordered that they be marked with a wheel-shaped seal on the left hand so they need not fear 'the iron'. It dates to the 2nd century AD and was found at the fort of Dios in the Eastern Desert. machine translation
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TM 111351.
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- (untitled record) HGV-meta DiosII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Ἡρώδης Δημητρίῳ χαίρειν.
ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπέλυσεν ἀπὸ Καινῆς ἀνθρώπους ρν τῇ ἡλικίᾳ
προβεβηκότας καὶ εἶπε· ἐὰν
ἀνέρχωμαι πάλι περισσοτέρους
ἀπολύσω καὶ μονομάχας ιδ.
καὶ ἐκέλευσε σφραγῖδα
λαβεῖν ἡμᾶς κατὰ τῆς
ἀριστερὰς χειρὸς τρο-
χὸν ἵνα σιδήριν μὴ
φοβώμεθα. κόμι-
σαι …ων τριδ…κ
δέσμην. ἐρρ.Translations (1)
Herodes to Demetrios, greetings.
The prefect released from Kaine 150 men advanced in age, and said: 'If I come up again, I will release more, and 14 gladiators.' And he ordered that we receive a seal on the left hand, a wheel, so that we need not fear the iron. Receive […] bundle.
Farewell.
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Found at
Dios
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 111351 primary
- DDbDP-Text chiron;44;325 tier-1
- HGV-Text 111351 tier-1
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