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o.claud.4.856 Mons Claudianus

Fragment of a Letter to Probus via HGV-meta

Letter from Tithoes and the works-supervisors to the procurator Probus. Fragment of a letter from Tithoes and the works-supervisors at the Mons Claudianus quarry to Probus, apparently the imperial procurator, announcing good news. It seems to concern the progress of a stone piece measured in feet, with a date in the month of Choiak. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Πρόβῳ ἐπιτρόπῳ Καίσαρος Τιθοῆς καὶ ἐργοδόται μετάλλου Κλαυδιανοῦ, τῷ κυρίῳ, χαίρειν. εὐανγελιζόμεθά σοι ἱλαρὰν φάσιν τὸν δεύτερ[…] καὶ ἓξ ποδῶν […] ρες καὶ δεκάτης τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος μηνὸς Χοιὰκ …[…] ἠθέλησε γραφ…[…] δευτέρου τε…[…] […]δι’ αὐτ…[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
To Probus, [procurator of Caesar,] ⟦from⟧ Tithoes [and the] works-supervisors of the quarry [of Claudianus, to their lord,] greeting. We [bring you the good news of a happy report (?)] the second […] and of six feet […] […] and on the [tenth (?) of the present] month Choiak […] wished to write (?) […] of the second […] […] through him (?) […] […] […]

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