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o.claud.4.889 Mons Claudianus

Letter from Nepheros to Athenodoros via HGV-meta

Letter from Nepheros to Athenodoros about moving a column. A letter from Nepheros, curator of the station of Tiberiane, to Athenodoros at the Roman quarries of Mons Claudianus about moving a column. Nepheros says he has built the road but has only three soldiers and cannot spare any, since moving the column needs a large workforce. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Νεφερῶς κουράτωρ Τιβεριανῆς Ἀθηνοδώρῳ χαίρειν. γράφεις μοι περὶ τῆς καταστάσεως τοῦ στύλου τοῦ ἐργοδότου ἔσω ὄντος πρὸς σέ. πεποίηκα τὴν ὁδόν. οἶδας δὲ ὅτι ἀριθμὸν οὐκ ἔχω στρατιωτῶν εἰ μή τι τρεῖς. ἐὰν δὲ πέμπω ἕνα οὐκέτι ἔχω πέμψαι εἰς τὴν λατομίαν. οἶδας δὲ ὅτι ὄχλον πολὺν δαπανᾶ εἰς τὴν κατάστασιν. ἐγὼ δ[…]τα τὰ παρʼ ἐμε[…]…ηκα…[…] ἐμποδίσθη τ[…]ιαν[…] Πετεβῆς λθ[…]…[…]ν τῷ κουράτορι […] […]ν αυ[…] [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Nepheros, curator of Tiberiane, to Athenodoros, greetings. You write to me about the transport (?) of the column of the works overseer which is inside, near you. I have made the road. You know that I do not have a number of soldiers except three. If I send one, I no longer have any to send to the quarry. You know that it uses up a great crowd for the transport (?). I […] the things from me […] … […] was hindered […] Petebes […] to the curator […] […] […]

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