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o.claud.1.157 IIMons Claudianus
Letter from Ptollas to Sarapion via HGV-meta
Letter from Ptollas to Sarapion about being detained and sending fish. A short private letter on an ostracon from Ptollas to Sarapion, written at the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert in the 2nd century AD. Ptollas explains that he has been held up where he is, mentions a centurion, hopes to come down, and promises to send fish if one of the couriers comes. machine translation
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- Letter from Ptollas to Sarapion HGV-meta Mons ClaudianusII
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Πτολλᾶς Σαραπίωνι χαίρειν. γεινώσκειν
σε θέλω ὅτι ἐκρατήθην ὧδε
διὰ τὸ τεσκελ…[…] με πεπο…κέναι. ὁ δὲ ἑκατοντάρχης αναβ… ἐλπίζω καταβῆναι …
τις τῶν ταβελλαρίων
ἔρχηται ὧδε μ…
ὀψαρία διαπέμψω
σοι α… ἔρρωσο.Translations (1)
Ptollas to Sarapion, greetings. I want you to know that I have been detained here because of the […] having made (?) me […]. The centurion […] I hope to come down […]
if any of the couriers comes here […]
I will send fish to you […]
Farewell.
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Mons Claudianus
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 29816 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.claud;1;157 tier-1
- HGV-Text 29816 tier-1
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