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o.did.344 Didymoi
Gaii and Longini: Longinus' Archive via HGV-meta
Letter from Numerius to Longinus sending vegetables and offering to request leave. A private letter on an ostracon from Numerius to his 'brother' Longinus at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. He sends bundles of vegetables and herbs (cabbage, purslane, basil, rue) with the bearer, passes on greetings from Herais and Abaskantion, and offers to request a leave pass for Longinus. machine translation
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- Gaii and Longini: Longinus' Archive HGV-meta Didymoi77
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Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Νομέριος Λογγείνῳ
τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ ἀδελφῷ
πλεῖστα χαίρειν·
καθώς μοι ἔγραψες ἐκεῖ
[…]ο χαλκός. δέ
ξαι κράμβης δέσμην
[…]…ων καὶ ἀνδράχνης καὶ ὠκιμίων καὶ πηγανίου δέσμην παρὰ τοῦ τὸ ὄστρακόν σοι διδόντος. ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἡραῒς καὶ Ἀβασκαντίων. εἰ θέλεις κομμεᾶτον,
γράψον μοι καὶ αἰτήσω σοι. ἔρρωσο.Translations (1)
Numerius to Longinus his most honoured brother, very many greetings.
As you wrote to me, there […] the bronze money. Receive a bundle of cabbage, […] and of purslane and of basil and a bundle of rue from the man who is giving you the ostracon. Herais and Abaskantion greet you. If you want a leave pass (commeatus), write to me and I will ask for it for you. Farewell.
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- TM-Text 144905 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;344 tier-1
- HGV-Text 144905 tier-1
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