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Αὐρήλις Διο[…] … καὶ […] τὰς ἐπιστολὰς […] ατει ἐπεμψ…[…] κύριος ἡμῶν λε[…] ϛ ὥρᾳ νυκτὸς […] τοσ…ι…
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144604
Fragmentary letter of Aurelius Dio[…] mentioning letters sent at night TM 144604Didymoi
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A very fragmentary ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, apparently a letter from a man named Aurelius Dio[…]. It mentions letters being sent, 'our lord', and the sixth hour of the night, perhaps recording the transmission of mail along the desert road.
In English machine translation
Aurelius Dio[…]
… and […]
the letters […]
[…] sent (?) […] our lord […]
at the 6th hour of the night […]
…
The record places it among letters of soldiers and curators of the desert forts; the reference to the night hour suggests a report on the relay of letters. 'Our lord' may refer to the emperor or to a superior.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettres de soldats et de curateurs). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.