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Letters Sent by Philokles to Kapparis via HGV-meta

Letter from Philokles to Kapparis about gourds, apples and windfalls. A short private letter on an ostracon from Philokles to his 'brother' Kapparis at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. Philokles reports sending two small gourds and a flask of apples and windfallen fruit, and tells Kapparis how to share them with two women, Theanous and Isarous. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Φιλοκλῆς Καππάρει τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν· ἔπεμψά σοι διὰ Σεραπίωνος κολοκύνθια δύο καὶ διὰ Ἀμμωνίου βαυκάλιον ὅπου ἔνι μῆλα κ καὶ πτώματα μεστόν. δώσεις Θεανοῦτι δ καὶ πτώματα μ καὶ Ἰσαροῦτι μῆλα δ καὶ πτώματα μ. καὶ ἄν τι χρῄζῃς πέμψον μοι ἵνα σοι πέμψω.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Philokles to Kapparis his brother, greetings. I sent you through Serapion 2 small gourds, and through Ammonios a little flask (baukalion) in which there are 20 apples, filled up with windfalls. You will give Theanous 4 and 40 windfalls, and Isarous 4 apples and 40 windfalls. And if you need anything, send to me so that I may send it to you.

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