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o.did.417 Didymoi
Latin Letters: Claudius, Crescens and ‘Numosis’ via HGV-meta
Letters from Demetrus and Numosis to Claudius about bread and sales. An ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert carrying two short Latin letters to Claudius, one from Demetrus and one from Numosis. Demetrus reports he received nothing from the curator for the soldiers' mess-group and baked all his grain into loaves; Numosis asks how Claudius wants things sold and sends greetings to Crescens and Diurponais. machine translation
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TM 144978.
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- Latin Letters: Claudius, Crescens and ‘Numosis’ HGV-meta Didymoi120
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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Transcription
[side convex]
Demetrus Claudio salutem.
scire te uolo quoniam non accepi a curatore supra contubernio. sicut habui
frumentum omnes panes feci. nunc hoc te rogo,
serua te ab omnibus
donec ego ad te uenio, ne qui te imponant.
Numosis Claudio fratri et magistro suo
salutem. quomodo uis uendere contubernio
scribe mi ut ego
possem uendere.
[side concave]
saluta Crescentem
conterraneum meum.
interroga si accepit
esabario. saluta
Diurponain.
uale.Translations (1)
[side convex]
Demetrus to Claudius, greetings.
I want you to know that I have not received anything from the curator for the mess-group (contubernium). As I had grain, I made all the loaves. Now I ask you this: guard yourself against everyone until I come to you, so that no one cheats you.
Numosis to Claudius, his brother and master, greetings. How you want to sell for the mess-group, write to me so that I could sell.
[side concave]
Greet Crescens, my countryman. Ask whether he received the esabarium (?). Greet Diurponais.
Farewell.
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- TM-Text 144978 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;417 tier-1
- HGV-Text 144978 tier-1
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