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o.claud.2.229 Mitte IIMons Claudianus

Letter from Dioscorus via HGV-meta

Letter from Dioskoros about bundles of cabbages sent via Pouonsis. A short private letter on an ostracon from Dioskoros to Drakon, Eremesis and Ammonianos, telling them to collect a bundle of cabbages each from Pouonsis and asking them to confirm receipt and report on their health. It comes from the quarry settlement of Mons Claudianus in the mid-2nd century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Διόσκορος Δράκωνι καὶ Ερεμησις καὶ Ἀμμωνιανῷ ἀμφοτέροις τοῖς φιλτάτοις πολλὰ χαίρειν. κομίσασθε παρὰ Πουῶνσις δέσμην καυλίων εἰς ἕκαστον. ἐὰν κομίσησθε τὰ καυλία, γράψον μοι καὶ περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν. ἐρρως[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Dioskoros to Drakon and Eremesis and Ammonianos, both (?) dearest ones, many greetings. Receive from Pouonsis a bundle of cabbages for each. If you receive the cabbages, write to me also about your well-being. Farewell […]

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Found at Mons Claudianus

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