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o.claud.1.162 Mons Claudianus

Letter from Phthiaus to Peteniphis via HGV-meta

Letter from Pthiaus to his father Peteniphis about meat and a disputed debt. A private letter on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus in which Pthiaus tells Peteniphis, whom he calls father, that a camel-driver named Chennamis is bringing him a basket of meat and a liver. He denies owing Peteniphis four staters and asks him to confirm receipt of the meat. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Πθιαῦς Πετενίφι τῷ πατρὶ χαίρειν. δέξαι παρὰ Χεννᾶμις καμηλίτου σφυρίδιν κρεῶν καὶ ἡπάτιν ἕν . ἀσπάζου τὴν γυναῖκά σου καὶ τὰ παιδία σου. οὐ καλῶς ἐποίησας γράψας ὅτι ὀφείλω σοι τέσσαρας στατῆρες, οὓς οὐκ ὀφείλω. ἀντίγραψόν μοι οὖν εἰ εἴληφας ποταπὰ κρέα. ἐρρῶσθε.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Pthiaus to Peteniphis his father, greetings. Receive from Chennamis the camel-driver a basket of meat and one liver. Greet your wife and your children. You did not do well in writing that I owe you four staters, which I do not owe. So write back to me whether you have received the meat and what kind. Farewell.

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Found at Mons Claudianus

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