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o.did.439 Didymoi

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Letter to Dikebalos asking about leave from the curator. Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, addressed to a man named Dikebalos. The writer says he asked the curator (fort commander) for leave to come to him; a will is mentioned and something is to be sent. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

…ρεπερ Δικεβαλῳ […] χαίρειν· ἠρώτησα τὸν κουράτορα κομμεᾶτον ἵνα ἐλθῶ παρὰ σὲ καὶ α…δ…[…] θεσενεντερος […] διαθήκη …[…] πέμψον ἵνα[…] κηεομα…[…] τησον περὶ …[…] κον μοι ἐπεὶ γὰρ[…] σερ…αλ…[…] σου απετ…[…] ἔρρωσ…[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[…] to Dikebalos […] greetings. I asked the curator for leave (?) [so that I might come] to you and […] […] will (testament) […] Send so that […] […] […] about […] […] to me, since [for] […] […] your […] Farewell […]

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