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Σωκράτης ἐργοδότης Ἀμμωνίῳ βοηθῶι ταβελλαρίου χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις ε…ερχομεν … …στ…μωτηρίου μη [… 1 line lost …] ἐρρῶσθαι Παῦνι ι
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 118533
Letter from Sokrates the ergodotes to Ammonios, assistant of the tabellarius TM 118533Mons Claudianus
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A short letter from Sokrates, an ergodotes (work-assigner) at the quarry site of Mons Claudianus, to Ammonios, assistant of the tabellarius (courier), introducing a request whose details are lost. It is dated Pauni 10.
In English machine translation
Sokrates, ergodotes, to Ammonios, assistant of the tabellarius, greetings.
You will do well […]
[…]
[…] not […]
[…]
(I pray for you) to be well. Pauni 10.
The ergodotes was the official who assigned work at the quarries, and the tabellarius was a courier or letter-carrier. The body of the request is too damaged to translate.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Sokrates to Ammonios). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.