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o.did.376 Didymoi
Letters Sent by Philokles to Kapparis via HGV-meta
Letter from Philokles to Kapparis about produce sent. A private letter written over two ostraca from Philokles to his "brother" Kapparis at the Roman fort of Didymoi in Egypt's Eastern Desert. Philokles lists the fruit and vegetables he has sent through the emerald-mine traffic and through a cavalryman, Herennius, asks Kapparis to confirm receipt, mentions a bundle of cabbage for Proklos, and passes on greetings from Skneps. machine translation
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TM 144937.
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- Letters Sent by Philokles to Kapparis HGV-meta Didymoi110
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[ostracon 1]
Φιλοκλῆς Καππάρει τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν·
ἔπεμψά σοι διὰ τῆς
σμαραγδαρίας
βαυκάλιον μεστὸν πτωμάτων ὅπου ἔνι μῆλα κ
καὶ κολοκύνθια β καὶ διʼ Ἑρεννίου τοῦ ἱππέως θρίδακας ιϛ
καὶ μῆλα ι καὶ
κρόμμυα ι καὶ γλήχωνα καὶ κολοκύνθιον.
ἀντιγράψεις
[ostracon 2]
ἀντιγράψεις μοι εἰ ἔλαβες καὶ Πρόκλῳ
δέσμην κράνβης.
ἀσπάζεταί σε Σκνὶψ
πολλά.
ἔρρωσο.Translations (1)
[ostracon 1]
Philokles to Kapparis his brother, many greetings.
I sent you through the emerald-mine people a small jar (baukalion) full of windfall fruit, in which there are 20 apples and 2 small gourds, and through Herennius the cavalryman 16 lettuces and 10 apples and 10 onions and pennyroyal and a small gourd.
You will write back
[ostracon 2]
You will write back to me whether you received them, and to Proklos a bundle of cabbage.
Skneps greets you warmly.
Farewell.
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Didymoi
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 144937 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;376 tier-1
- HGV-Text 144937 tier-1
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