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o.did.399 Didymoi
Letter from Mokotralis, in Philokles' Hand via HGV-meta
Letter from Mokotralis to Gellius asking for pepper. A private letter on an ostracon from Mokotralis to his 'brother' Gellius at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. He reproaches Gellius for not writing, says he always greets Gellius's mother when writing to the children, and asks for a little pepper. machine translation
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TM 144960.
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- Letter from Mokotralis, in Philokles' Hand HGV-meta Didymoi120
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Μοκοτραλις Γελλίῳ τῷ
αδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν
καὶ διὰ παντὸς ὑγιαίνειν μετὰ τοῦ ἀβασκάντου σου ἵππου · καὶ ἐγὼ αὐτὸς ὑγιαίνω.
οὐκ ἦν μέγα πρᾶγμα εἴ μοι
ἔγραψας ἐπιστολήν. ὁσάκις ἂν γράφω τοῖς παιδίοις,
γράφω ἀσπαζόμενος
τὴν μητέρα σου ·
μαρτυρήσει σοι
καὶ αὐτή.
πέμψον μοι ἂν ἔχῃς μικρὸν πιπερίδιον.Translations (1)
Mokotralis to Gellius his brother, very many greetings and continual good health, together with your horse, may the evil eye spare it. I myself am well too.
It would not have been a big deal if you had written me a letter. Whenever I write to the children, I write sending greetings to your mother; she herself will bear witness to you.
Send me a little pepper, if you have any.
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Didymoi
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 144960 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;399 tier-1
- HGV-Text 144960 tier-1
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