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o.did.442 Didymoi
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Letter from Octavius to Rutilius about a table and salted fish. An ostracon letter from Octavius to Rutilius, found at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Octavius reports sending a table by a donkey-driver, says he prays for Rutilius before Aphrodite, and asks him to send salted fish if he comes across any. machine translation
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TM 145003.
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- Letters not Attached to a Group HGV-meta Didymoi120
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Ὀκτάουιος Ῥουτειλίῳ
χαίρειν.
ὡς ἐνετείλου μοι περὶ τῆς
τραπέζης ἀπέστειλά σοι
αὐτὴν διὰ τοῦ ὀνηλάτου
καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου
ποιῶ παρὰ τῇ Ἀφροδίτῃ.
ἐάν σοι ἐμπέσῃ ταρίχιον
πέμψον μοι τῆς τιμῆς.
οἶδα ὅτι πολλά σοι
ἐπιβαρεῖ.
ἔρρωσο.Translations (1)
Octavius to Rutilius, greetings.
As you instructed me about the table, I have sent it to you by the donkey-driver, and I make your obeisance before Aphrodite.
If salted fish comes your way, send me some at the price.
I know that many things weigh on you.
Farewell.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 145003 primary
- DDbDP-Text o.did;;442 tier-1
- HGV-Text 145003 tier-1
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