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o.claud.2.220 Mons Claudianus

Lettre de Psenpaapis via HGV-meta

Letter from Psenpaapis to his brother Gemellus asking for saffron from the doctor. A private letter on an ostracon from Psenpaapis to his brother Gemellus, asking him to go to the doctor to obtain saffron (krokos) and send it to him, and mentioning medical eye-salves. It was found at the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Ψενπααπις Γεμέλλῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλῖστα χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσις, ἄδελφε, ὕπαγε πρὸς τὸν ἰατρὸν ἵνα δώσι σοι τὴν κρόκον καὶ πέμψις μοι ἐπὶ ταῦτα ἃ ἔπεμψές μοι οὐπ…ο…έλαβα… κολλύρια ἰατρικὰ δ… κο… ἐλεύσομαι πρὸς σέ· ἄσπαζε Ταησις τὴν ἀδελφήν σου πολλὰ καὶ τοὺς φιλοῦντάς σε. ἔρρωσο.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Psenpaapis to Gemellus his brother, very many greetings. Please, brother, go to the doctor so that he may give you the saffron (?) and send it to me, since the things you sent me […] I did not receive (?) […] medical eye-salves […] I will come to you. Greet Taesis your sister warmly and those who love you. Farewell.

Connections

Found at Mons Claudianus

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