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o.claud.2.274 Mitte IIRaima
Lettre à Loukios via HGV-meta
Letter from Metrodoros to Loukios about wheat and salted fish. A private letter from Metrodoros to his 'brother' Loukios, probably a fellow soldier, from the Roman fort of Raima in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. He sends 2 matia of wheat through Serapion and asks for pieces of salted fish in return, acknowledging one piece already received and mentioning a bundle of vegetables he sent. machine translation
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TM 29691.
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- Lettre à Loukios HGV-meta RaimaMitte II
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Μητρόδωρος Λουκίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν καὶ
τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ
καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν παρὰ
τῇ Τύχῃ τοῦ πραισιδίου. κόμισαι παρὰ Σεραπίωνος
φαμιλιαρίου μάτια
δύο σίτου καὶ πέμψον
μοι αὐτὸν τεμάχια.
ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, ἄδελφε πολλά. ἀσπάζομαι τοὺς
συνστρατιώτας
πολλά. ἐκομισάμην διὰ Πουσις τεμάχιον
ἕν. ἔπεμψά σοι
δέσμην συρμαδίων.Translations (1)
Metrodoros to Loukios his brother, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are in good health, and I make your obeisance every day before the Tyche of the praesidium.
Receive from Serapion the familiaris 2 matia of wheat, and send me through him pieces of salted fish.
I pray for your health, brother, very much. I greet the fellow soldiers very much. I received through Pousis 1 piece of salted fish. I sent you a bundle of radishes (?).
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 29691 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.claud;2;274 tier-1
- HGV-Text 29691 tier-1
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