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o.did.383 Didymoi
Sknips at Didymoi via HGV-meta
Two letters of Philokles to Sknips and Kapparis about food and oil. An ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert carrying two short letters by Philokles. In the first he tells his sister Sknips to collect from Potamion a bag of onions, leeks, cabbage and salted fish; in the second he tells his brother Kapparis that oil he sent for has not yet arrived and promises him a half-chous once it does. machine translation
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TM 144944.
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- Sknips at Didymoi HGV-meta Didymoi110
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[side convex]
Φιλοκλῆς
Σκνιπὶ τῇ ἀδελφῇ πλεῖστα
χαίρειν· κόμι-σαι παρὰ Ποταμίωνος μαρσίππιον ὅπου ἔνι
μάτιον ἥμισυ
κρομμύων
καὶ πάλλιον, κεφαλωτῶν
καὶ δέσμην
κράμβης καὶ
καβάτιον ταριχίων. ἠρώτηκα
Ποτάμωνα …
[…]…ε καθίσῃ
[…]…ποει
[side concave]
τὴν αὐτὴν ἐχόμενά μου. Φιλοκλῆς Καππάρει
τῷ ἀδελφῷ
χαίρειν· ἔπεμψα,
ἄδελφε, ἐπὶ
ἔλαιον καὶ οὔπω μοι ἠνέχθη. λοιπόν, ἂν ἐνεχθῇ μοι, πέμψω σοι ἡμίχουν.
ἔρρωσο.Translations (1)
[convex side]
Philokles to Sknips his sister, very many greetings. Receive from Potamion a little bag in which there is half a mation of onions, and a pallion (?) of leeks, and a bundle of cabbage, and a kabation of salted fish. I have asked Potamon […] he may sit (?) […]
[concave side]
[…] the same, holding to me (?).
Philokles to Kapparis his brother, greetings. I sent, brother, for oil and it has not yet been brought to me. So, if it is brought to me, I will send you a half-chous.
Farewell.
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Didymoi
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 144944 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;383 tier-1
- HGV-Text 144944 tier-1
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