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o.claud.1.144 Mons Claudianus

Two Letters from Firmus to Exochus via HGV-meta

Letter from Firmus to Exochus with greetings to fellow duplicarii. A fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from Firmus to his 'brother' Exochus at the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert. It sends greetings to Meskenion, to fellow duplicarii and to friends, and mentions two staters and a request to send something. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Φίρμος Ἐξόχῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. γιγνώσκειν[…] σαπρου ἤλθομεν α…[…] μεν ἀσπάζου μοι […] ἀσπάζου μοι Μεσκήνιον καὶ τοὺς συνδουπλικαρίους καὶ τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡμᾶς πάντας. ἀσπάζου μοι Σ…[…] δην καὶ Μαρι…[…]καὶ Ἀμαρουραν …[…] […] δέξαι παρὰ …[…]στατῆρες δύο μ […] πέμψον μοι […] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Firmus to Exochus his brother, greetings. (I want you) to know […] […] we came […] […] Greet for me […] Greet for me Meskenion and the fellow duplicarii and all those who love us. Greet for me S[…] […]des and Mari[…] and Amaroura […] ⟦…⟧ […] Receive from […] two staters […] send me […] […]

Connections

Found at Mons Claudianus

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