o.claud.4.791
Ἀμφίκλης Λέοντι χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις, κύριέ μου, τοὺς σφῆνας στομῶσας ἐπεὶ πολλοὶ σφῆνας ἔχουσι ἀλλάξαι καὶ οὐκ ἔχω μὴ ἵνα […] μεταδῶσι οἱ ἀκισκλάριοι καὶ αὐτ[…] λάβω. καὶ τοὺς σφῆνάς μοι πέμψον. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Amphikles to Leon asking for wedges to be sharpened TM 118443Mons Claudianus
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A short letter from Amphikles to Leon at the Roman quarry of Mons Claudianus, asking him to sharpen and send back wedges used in stone-working. Amphikles explains that many workers need to exchange their tools and that he has none to give out.
In English machine translation
Amphikles to Leon, greetings. Please, my lord, sharpen the wedges, since many [have wedges] to exchange and I do not have any, so that […] the akisklarioi may hand over and […] I may receive. And send me the wedges. Farewell.
Akisklarioi (from Latin asciclarii) were probably workers or smiths dealing with small picks or chisels at the quarry. The word 'wedges' in the first line is restored, and part of the reasoning in lines 3-4 is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of a Letter from Amphikles to Leon Concerning Tools and ἀκισκλάριοι). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.