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Ἰούλις Ἀντωνίῳ τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν· …αλα.2σεσ[…] […]…οιε[…] […]… καὶ […] […]ινικ[…] […]πεμψ…[…] μαισοπ…[…] ου ἱππέως […] ὄνους σοι …[…] …ν καὶ …[…] …πεμψ[…] ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἰούλις Τιγέλλις, ἄσπασαι Κλήμεντα καὶ καλῶς ἐποί ησας. Μεσορη ιϛ.
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Letter from Julius to Antonius mentioning a cavalryman and donkeys TM 144887Didymoi
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Ostracon letter from Julius to his friend Antonius, found at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. The badly damaged body mentions a cavalryman, donkeys and something sent; it closes with greetings from Julius Tigellius (?) and to Clemens, dated Mesore 16.
In English machine translation
Julius to his dearest Antonius, greetings.
[…]
[…]
[…] and […]
[…]
[…] sent (?) […]
[…]
[…] of the cavalryman […]
donkeys to you […]
[…] and […]
[…] sent (?) […]
[…] greets [you]
Julius Tigellius (?).
Greet Clemens.
And you did well.
Mesore 16.
The spellings Ioulis and Tigellis are colloquial forms of Ioulios (Julius) and Tigellios. The phrase "you did well" is a common epistolary formula, often meaning "please" or thanks for a favour.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letters from Iulius to Valerius, Antonius, and Dolens. Sertorius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.