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o.did.379 Didymoi
Letters Sent by Philokles to Kapparis via HGV-meta
Letter from Philokles and Sknips to Kapparis about a girl, with pork and asparagus. A private letter on an ostracon from Philokles and Sknips to their 'brother' Kapparis at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. They ask him to look after a girl and report sending him the parts of a piglet and two bundles of asparagus for him and the girl. machine translation
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TM 144940.
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- Letters Sent by Philokles to Kapparis HGV-meta Didymoi115
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[side convex]
Φιλοκλῆς καὶ Σκνὶψ
Καππάρει τῷ ἀδελφῷ
πλεῖστα χαίρειν· τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ
τὸν Πᾶναν. ἄδελφε· ἐρωτῶ σε καὶ
παρακαλῶ ἔπε χε τὸ κοράσιον
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γινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι …
νυπα …[…]
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[side concave]
ἔπεμψα ὑμῖν τὰ μέρη πάντα ἐκ τοῦ χοιριδίου καὶ δύο δέσμας ἀσπαράγου, σοι καὶ
τῷ κορασίῳ.
ὃ ἄν τι ποιῇ μελήσει σοι ἕως εἰδῶ ποῦ μέλλει
…ε…κ…[…]
[… ? lines lost …]Translations (1)
[side convex]
Philokles and Sknips to Kapparis their brother, very many greetings. I make your obeisance before Pan. Brother, I ask and beg you, take care of the girl
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I want you to know that […]
[…]
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[side concave]
I sent you all the parts of the piglet and two bundles of asparagus, for you and the girl. Whatever she does, take care of it until I know where she is going to
[…]
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Connections
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Didymoi
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 144940 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;379 tier-1
- HGV-Text 144940 tier-1
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