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Σωκράτης ἐργοδότης Ἀθηνοδώρῳ ταβελλαρίῳ Ἱμέρου ἐπιτρόπου Καίσαρος τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσῃς, ἄδελφε, πέμψας τὸν λόγον ὃν διαπέμπω τῷ κρατίστῳ ἐπιτρόπῳ […]χησ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 118538
Letter from Sokrates to Athenodoros, courier of the procurator Himeros TM 118538Mons Claudianus
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Fragmentary letter from the work supervisor Sokrates to Athenodoros, courier of the imperial procurator Himeros, asking him to pass on a document intended for the procurator. It comes from the Roman quarry settlement at Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert.
In English machine translation
[Sokrates], work supervisor, to Athenodoros, courier (tabellarius) of Himeros, procurator [of Caesar], the most honoured, greetings.
Please, brother, send on [the account (?)] which I am forwarding to the [most excellent] procurator […]
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The ergodotes was the official who allocated and supervised work at the quarries. Much of the text is restored, including the sender's name and the object being forwarded.
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 Athenodoros). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.