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o.did.425 Didymoi

Theotimos via HGV-meta

Letter mentioning money and a stater sent through Agoras. Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. The writer explains that he found no acquaintance by whom to send money so that something could be bought, and mentions a stater that Theotimos had sent through Agoras. Greetings are passed on to Magdolerianos. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[side convex] [… ? lines lost …] […]… […]ς σοι πέμψω καὶ οὐδένα εὗρον γνωστὸν διὰ τίνος ἀποστελῶ τὸν χαλκόν, ἵνα σοι ἀγορασθῇ. Θεότιμε τὸν στατῆρα ὅν μοι ἀπέσταλκας δι' Ἀγορᾶτος [side concave] [… ? lines lost …] ἀσπάζεται Μαγδωληριανὸν πολλά.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[convex side] […] […] I will send you and I found no acquaintance through whom I could send the money (copper), so that it might be bought for you. Theotimos, the stater which you sent me through Agoras [concave side] […] […] greets Magdolerianos warmly.

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Found at Didymoi

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