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o.did.353 Didymoi
Letters Sent by Herennius via HGV-meta
Letter from Herennis to Leibon about dyeing a cloak scarlet. A private letter written on an ostracon by Herennis (Herennius) to his 'brother' Leibon, found at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. He asks Leibon to collect a cloak and 60 drachmas from Longinus, have the cloak dyed scarlet and pass it to Chresimos, threatening to involve a centurion or a certain Maximus if this is not done. machine translation
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- Letters Sent by Herennius HGV-meta Didymoi77
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Transcription
Ἑρέννις Λείβωνει τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν· εὐχαριστῶ σοι πολλὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ. οἶδα πῶς με φιλεῖς. μὴ οὖν, ἄδελφε, ἀμελήσῃς μου ἀλλὰ δέξαι
τὸν γαυνάκην παρὰ Λογγείνου καὶ τὰς ἑξήκοντα δραχμὰς καὶ δὸς τὸν γαυνάκην καὶ
βάψον αὐτὸν κόκκινον. δὸς αὐτὸν Χρησίμῳ τῷ Δέξτρου τοῦ μεσσικίου. μὴ οὖν ἀμελήσῃς ἐάν σοι δῷ. εἰ δὲ μὴ, γράψον μοι καὶ ἐρῶ
τῷ κεντυρίωνι τοῦτο λέγων · δέξαι αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν μου. εἰ ἐγὼ ἠδίκηκα …ονε…ον εἶπον αὐτῷ ἐγὼ ἀπεκτινας… ἡ τράπεζά μου λελοιδόρηκεν αὐτὸν …τεινομεν αὐτοῦ στατῆρες τρεῖς δέδωκα τόκον. ἐρωτῶ σε, κύριε Λείβων, μελησάτω σοι ἵνα λαβὼν αὐτὰ δῷς Χρησίμῳ. εἰ δὲ μὴ, γράψον μοι καὶ ἐντεύξομαι Μαξίμῳ. ἄσπασαι τὴν ἀ[…]Translations (1)
Herennis to Leibon his brother, very many greetings. I thank you greatly before the god. I know how you love me. So, brother, do not neglect me, but receive the cloak (gaunakes) from Longinus and the sixty drachmas, and give the cloak and have it dyed scarlet. Give it to Chresimos, the son (?) of Dexter the messicius (?). So do not neglect it if he gives it to you. Otherwise, write to me and I will speak to the centurion, saying this: receive him into my house. If I have done wrong […] I said to him, I […] you killed (?) […] my bank has abused him […] of him three staters; I have paid interest. I ask you, lord Leibon, take care that you receive them and give them to Chresimos. Otherwise, write to me and I will petition Maximus. Greet the […]
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- TM-Text 144914 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;353 tier-1
- HGV-Text 144914 tier-1
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