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o.claud.2.226 Mitte IIMons Claudianus

Letter from Dioscorus via HGV-meta

Letter from Dioskoros about deliveries of lettuce and cabbages. A private letter from Dioskoros to Drakon, Eremesis, the curator Ammonianos, Petosiris and Paniskos, announcing that bundles of lettuce are being delivered to each of them by Pouonsis and complaining that no reply came about cabbages sent three days earlier. A note in the top margin asks for the price of the recipient's vinegar. It was found at the Roman quarry of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[msup] γράψον μοι τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ σοῦ ὀξειδίου. [ctr] Διόσκορος Δράκωνι καὶ Ερεμησις καὶ Ἀμμωνιανῷ κουράτορι καὶ Πετοσίρει καὶ Πανίσκῳ ἀμφοτέροις τοῖς φιλτάτοις πολλὰ χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομε ὑμᾶς ὑγιαίνειν. κομίσατε παρὰ Πουώνσεως τοῦ φαμειλιαρεικοῦ θριδακίου δέσμας ε μίαν ἕκαστος κατʼ ὄνομα. τὰ νῦν, ἄδελφε Δράκων, κόμισαι ἄλλα β θριδάκια σοι καὶ Ερεμησις. ἔπεμψα ὑμῖν τριθημέρῃ καυλίων δέσμας γ καὶ οὐκ ἔγραψάς μοι τὸ ἀντίγραφον ὅτι ἔλαβον ἢ οὐκ ἔλαβον. ἔρρωσθε.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[top margin] Write me the price of your vinegar. [centre] Dioskoros to Drakon and Eremesis and Ammonianos the curator and Petosiris and Paniskos, both (?) his dearest friends, many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are well. Receive from Pouonsis the familiaricus 5 bundles of lettuce, one each by name. Now, brother Drakon, receive 2 more lettuces for yourself and Eremesis. Three days ago I sent you 3 bundles of cabbages, and you did not write me the reply whether I received them or not. Farewell.

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Found at Mons Claudianus

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