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o.did.375 Didymoi

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Letter to a 'brother' mentioning his horse and a book. Fragment of a private Greek letter on an ostracon from Didymoi, a Roman military station in the Eastern Desert, sent to a man addressed as 'brother'. The writer wishes health to him and his horse, mentions speaking to the recipient's father, and refers to a book or document. machine translation

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 144936. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[…]ᾶτι τῶι ἀδελφῶι […] χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν μετὰ τοῦ ἵππου σου. τὴν φ… […]οι εἶπον τῷ πατρί σου […]ν σοι αδε… τὸ βυβλίον […] ἵνα αὐτὸ διακολ[…]θω ὡς εὐκαιρω […]…αν ἐμὲ τὸ επο […] ἐπίστασαι ου […]ες γάρ μοι […] ἐρχομε […]…ασ […]… [… ? lines lost …]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[… to …]as his brother […] greeting and that you are always [in good health together with] your horse. The […] […] I told your father […] to you […] the book (?) […] so that I may […] it as (?) […] convenient (?) […] me the […] […] you know […] […] for to me […] […] coming […] […] [… ? lines lost …]

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Found at Didymoi

Cross-references (3)

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