o.did.329
Ἰούλιος Ἀννίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν· σπούδασον, ἄδελφε, λαβεῖν κομεᾶτον καὶ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ἐμὲ ἐπεὶ ὁ ἵππος μου δρόσον ἔχει καὶ ἐγὼ οὐ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν. δὸς ἐργασίαν ἵνα ἔλθῃς πρὸς ἐμέ. ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἀλβούκις. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Julius to Annius asking him to come because his horse is ill TM 144892Didymoi
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A private letter on an ostracon from Julius to his 'brother' Annius, probably a fellow soldier, asking him to get leave and come to him because Julius's horse is ill and he cannot travel. A certain Albucius sends greetings. It comes from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
In English machine translation
Julius to Annius his brother, greetings.
Make haste, brother, to get leave (?) and come to me, since my horse has a fever (?) and I cannot come. Make an effort so that you come to me.
Alboucis greets you.
Farewell.
The word komeaton is probably the Latin commeatus, 'leave' or 'furlough', written in Greek letters. Drosos ('dew') is emended from the spelling; its sense as a horse's ailment (possibly fever or a discharge) is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Albucius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.