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o.did.384 Didymoi

Sknips at Didymoi via HGV-meta

Letter from Philokles to his sister Sknips about goods sent with Apollonios. Ostracon letter from Philokles to his sister Sknips at Didymoi, a Roman fort in the Eastern Desert. After greetings and news that he and their child are well, he tells her he has sent goods, including salt, and a letter through Apollonios, and asks her to write; most of the details are lost. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[side convex] Φιλοκλῆς Σκνιπὶ τῇ ἀδελφῇ πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν· ὑγιαίνω δὲ καὶ ἐγὼ αὐτὸς μετὰ τοῦ παιδίου ἡμῶν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τοῖς ἐνθάδε θεοῖς. γινώσκειν σε θέλω ὅτι ἔπεμψα διὰ Ἀπολλωνίου μάτια […] […] ἁλὸς καὶ ἐπιστολὴν […] […]… αποδισακιν[…] […]ος κεκοσκινευμέν[…] […]χρηακρι[…] […] γράφε μοι καὶ […] [… ? lines lost …] καὶ Μα[…] [side concave] […] ἀσπάζου Ὡρ[…] […]πολλα…[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[convex side] Philokles to Sknips his sister, very many greetings and continual good health. I myself am also well, together with our child, and I make obeisance for you before the gods here. I want you to know that I sent through Apollonios matia (?) […] of salt and a letter […] […] […] […] sifted […] […] […] […] write to me and […] [… lines lost …] and Ma[…] [concave side] […] greet Hor[…] […] many (?) […]

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