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o.claud.1.153 Mons Claudianus

Letter from Bithus to Chrysanthus via HGV-meta

Letter from Bithus to Chrysanthus about staters and a piglet. A private letter on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus in which Bithus asks his 'brother' Chrysanthus to hand over 7 staters to whomever he likes, and mentions a piglet and a payment in staters. The rest of the letter is lost. machine translation

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 24164. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Βίθος Χρυσάνθῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις δοὺς ἑπτὰ στατῆράς τινι ἂν θέλῃς. περὶ τοῦ χοιριδίου, ἔλαβα χάριν στατῆρας […]… [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Bithus to Chrysanthus his brother, greetings. You will do well to give 7 staters to whomever you wish. Concerning the piglet, I received as a favour (?) staters […] […]

Connections

Found at Mons Claudianus

Cross-references (3)

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