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o.berenike.2.189 A.D. 50 - 75

Letter of Samanetos to Amphiomis via APIS-papyrus

Letter from Samanetos to Amphiomis about a bundle. Fragment of a letter on an ostracon from Samanetos (or Samanes) to Amphiomis, asking that something, apparently a bundle, be received from someone; a camel is also mentioned. It was found in a Roman rubbish dump at Berenike on the Red Sea and dates to about AD 50-75. machine translation

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 89215. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Σαμανητος Ἀμφιώμει […] κομίσατε παρὰ Π…[…] […]ων δέσμην σ[…] […]…υσιν. ὁ δὲ ἐπε…[…] […] τῷ καμηλ[…] […]…ρωτουτ[…] […]…ρ…[…] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Samanes(?) to Amphiomis […] Receive from P[…] […] bundle […] […] But he […] […] to the camel […] […] […] […]

Connections

Found at This Document Was Discovered In A Roman Dump At Berenike

Cross-references (3)

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