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o.claud.2.252 Mitte IITiberiane

Letter from Petenephotes to Sarapion via HGV-meta

Letter from Petenephotes to Sarapion asking for letters from Egypt. A short private letter on an ostracon from Petenephotes to Sarapion, asking him to forward any letters for Petenephotes that have arrived from Egypt, since they are urgent. It comes from Mons Claudianus (Tiberiane) in the Eastern Desert and dates to the mid-2nd century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Πετενεφώτης … Σαραπίωνι τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ χαίρειν. ἐπεὶ λέγουσιν ἔχειν σε ἐπιστολὰς ἡμῶν ἀπὸ Αἰγύπτου, εὖ ποιήσεις, ἐὰν ἔχῃς μου ἐπιστόλια, πέμψον μοι, ἐπὶ ἀναγκαῖα εἰσίν. ἀσπάζου τοὺς φιλοῦντάς σε πάντας. ἔρρωσο.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Petenephotes […] to his most honoured Sarapion, greetings. Since they say that you have letters of ours from Egypt, please, if you have letters of mine, send them to me, for they are urgent. Greet all those who love you. Farewell.

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Found at Tiberiane

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