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o.claud.1.145 Mons Claudianus
Letter from Serenus to Cas(s)ianus via HGV-meta
Letter from Serenos to Kasianos about the sale of two jars of meat. A short letter on a potsherd from Serenos to Kasianos, whom he calls brother, at the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus in Egypt's Eastern Desert. Serenos, writing for the third time, asks whether two jars of meat have been sold and tells Kasianos to hand the proceeds to the courier carrying the ostracon. machine translation
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TM 24157.
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- Letter from Serenus to Cas(s)ianus HGV-meta Mons Claudianus100
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Σερῆνος Κασιανῶι
τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν.
τρίτον σοι τοῦτο, ἄδελφε,
ὄστρακον γράφω. ἐρωτῶ σε, εἰ πέπραται τὰ
δύο κεράμια τῶν κρεᾳδίων, γράψον μοι καὶ
δώσεις τὴν τιμὴν
τῷ ταβελλαρίῳ τῷ
κομίζοντί σοι τὸ ὄστρακον. ἔρρωσο.Translations (1)
Serenos to Kasianos his brother, greetings.
This is the third ostracon I am writing to you, brother. I ask you, if the two jars of meat (?) have been sold, write to me, and you will give the price to the letter-carrier who brings you the ostracon. Farewell.
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Mons Claudianus
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 24157 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.claud;1;145 tier-1
- HGV-Text 24157 tier-1
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