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o.claud.1.138 ca. 110Mons Claudianus

Letter from Maximus to Serapias, his Sister via HGV-meta

Letter from Maximus to his sister Serapias about neglect, a piglet and an axe. A private letter on a potsherd from Maximus to his sister Serapias, complaining that she and his brother Valerius Longus have neglected him and not written. He reports that Palmas has gone to Kampe, promises to send a piglet, and asks her to send him a small axe; written at the Mons Claudianus quarry around AD 110. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Μάξιμος Σεραπειάδει τῇ ἀδελφῇ κυρίᾳ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. οἶδα ἐμαυτὸν ὅτι οὐδὲν κακόν σοι ἐποίησα οὐδὲ ἐμίσησα ἅ μοι ταχέως ἐμίσησας. οὐδὲν οὖν μέμφομαι Οὐαλέριν Λόγγον τὸν ἀδελφόν μου εἰ αὐτὸς ἠμέλησεν καὶ καταφρονεῖ ἐμοῦ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ. σὺ δέ, ἔδει σε αὐτῷ εἰπεῖν· γράψον ὄστρακον τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου. ἀλλὰ οἱ παρʼ ὑμῖν λεγέτωσαν απο…α…ις ὡς ἂν ἀπὸ ψυχῆς εὐχαρειστῶ ὑμᾶς. Παλμᾶς εἰς Καμπὴν ἀπῆλθεν. ἡμέρας ἔχει δ. περὶ τοῦ χοιριδίου ἀμερίμνει, κυρεία. ἐγὼ πέμπω σοι. πέμψον μοι τὸ πελέκειον. ἄσπασε τὸν ἀδελφόν μου. ἔρρωσο.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Maximus to Serapias, his sister and lady, very many greetings. I know of myself that I did you no wrong, nor did I hate what you so quickly hated in me (?). So I do not blame Valerius Longus, my brother, if he himself has been negligent and looks down on me, his brother. But you, you ought to have said to him: "Write an ostracon to your brother." But let those with you say […] so that I may thank you from the heart. Palmas has gone off to Kampe; he has been away 4 days. About the piglet, do not worry, lady; I am sending it to you. Send me the little axe. Greet my brother. Farewell.

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Found at Mons Claudianus

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