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o.claud.2.225 Mitte IIMons Claudianus

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Letter from Dioskoros to Drakon, Eremesis and the curator Ammonianos. A private letter from Dioskoros to Drakon, Eremesis and the curator Ammonianos, sent from the quarry region of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert. He reports sending a three-jar container, complains that he has not received a copy, asks for small fish at a denarius each, and sends greetings. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[r] Διόσκορος Δράκωνι καὶ Ερημησις καὶ Ἀμμωνιανῷ κουράτορι ἀμφοτέροις τοῖς φιλτάτοις πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαι ὑμᾶς ὑγιαίνειν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημα ὑμῶν ποιῶ παρὰ τῇ Τύχῃ τοῦ πραισιδίου καὶ τῶνὀρέων ὅπου ἐπιξενοῦμαι. τὰ νῦν ἔπεμψά σοι τὸ τρικεράμιον καὶ οὐκ ἔπεμψες μοι [v] τὸ ἀντίγραφον. ἀσπάζομαι Πετοσῖριν. φρόντισόν μοι ὀψαρίδια, ἀναδώσω δηνάριον ἕκαστον. καὶ γράψον μοι περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν. ἄσπασαιΣαραπάμμωνα Ἀντω[…]… ἐρρῶσθαι εὔχομαι.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] Dioskoros to Drakon and Eremesis and Ammonianos the curator, both dearest, many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are well, and I make your obeisance before the Tyche of the fort and of the mountains where I am staying as a stranger. Now I have sent you the three-jar measure, and you did not send me [verso] the copy. I greet Petosiris. Take care to get me some little fish; I will pay back a denarius for each. And write to me about your welfare. Greet Sarapammon, Anto[…] I pray for your health.

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Found at Mons Claudianus

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