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o.did.318 Didymoi

Letters from Iulius to Valerius, Antonius, and Dolens. Sertorius via HGV-meta

Letter from Iulius to Valerius about forwarding letters. A short letter on an ostracon from Iulius to his "brother" (likely a fellow soldier) Valerius at the desert station of Didymoi, about letters sent via the camp servant (galearius) and to be passed on to a cavalryman. It is dated Tybi 28. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Ἰούλιος Οὐαλερίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. ἔπεμψά σοι ἐπιστολὰς γ καὶ ἐκομίσω τέσσαρες διὰ τοῦ γαλεαρίου τοῦ ἐν Διδύμοις ὥστε ζ. ταύτας εἰς ἱππέα ἀναδώσεις. καὶ ὑπὲρ σοῦ ἔγραψα. Τυβι κη.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Iulius to Valerius his brother, greetings. I sent you 3 letters and you received (?) four through the galearius at Didymoi, so that […] these you will hand over to a cavalryman. And I wrote on your behalf. Tybi 28.

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Found at Didymoi

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