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o.claud.2.241 Mitte IIMons Claudianus

Letter to Hermes concerning Fish via HGV-meta

Letter to Hermes about buying fish. A private letter on an ostracon to Hermes, addressed as brother, asking him to send fish he was to buy, or else return the money, and suggesting he buy some at Mons Claudianus if none came from the sea. It dates to the mid-2nd century AD and was found at the quarry site of Mons Claudianus in Egypt's Eastern Desert. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[…]Ἑρμῆτι τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. εἰ ἠγόρασας τὰ ὀψάρια, πέμψον μοι. εἰ μή, τὸν χαλκόν μοι πέμψον. εἰ καὶ ἀπὸ θαλάσσης οὐκ ἐνήνοχις, μέγα πρᾶγμα ἦν εἰ ἠγόραζες μοι ἀπὸ Κλαυδιανοῦ καὶ πέμψεις τοῦ ἐμοῦ χαλκοῦ. ἀσπάζου Βησοῦν καὶ […] ἐρως.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[…] to Hermes his brother, greetings. [If] you have bought the little fish, send them to me. If not, send me the money. Even if you have not brought any from the sea, it would be a great thing if you bought (some) for me from Claudianus and sent (them) with my money. [Gree]t Besous and […] farewell (?).

Connections

Found at Mons Claudianus

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