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o.did.337 Didymoi

Epaphroditos 1 via HGV-meta

Letter about small shears to be made by Epaphroditos. Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. The writer asks the recipient to see about a pair of small shears (psalidion), to have Epaphroditos make or repair them, or else send them back, and passes on greetings from Demetris and the whole garrison. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[… ? lines lost …] α[…] φην[…] σον κόμισαι […] παρὰ τοῦ τὴν ἐπιστολήν σοι φέροντος […] νομίζω ὅτι τὴν εἰδ[…] Διονυσάριον τιμῶ. ἐρώτησον […] περὶ τοῦ ψαλιδίου εἰ δύναται …[…] ἐὰν δὲ μή, δέξαι αὐτὰ σύ, καὶ εἶπον Ἐπαφροδείτῳ, εἰ δύναται, αὐτὰ ποιῆσαι. εἰ δὲ μή, πέμψον μοι αὐτά. ἀσπάζεταί σε Δημήτρις καὶ ὅλον τὸ πραισίδιον. ἔρρωσο.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[… lines lost …] […] […] […] receive […] from the one bringing you the letter […] I think that the […] I honour Dionysarion. Ask […] about the small shears, whether he can […] If not, receive them yourself, and tell Epaphroditos, if he can, to make them. If not, send them to me. Demetris greets you, and the whole praesidium. Farewell.

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