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Γαῖος Ἀντώνιος Λονγίνῳ Κρίσπῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν· καλῶς ποιήσεις […] […]… τον χ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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Letter from Gaius Antonius to Longinus Crispus TM 144903Didymoi
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The opening of a letter on an ostracon from Didymoi, a Roman fort in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, sent by Gaius Antonius to Longinus Crispus, whom he calls brother. Only the greeting and the start of a polite request survive.
In English machine translation
Gaius Antonius to Longinus Crispus, his brother, greetings.
You will do well […]
[…] […]
[…]
The recipient's name Longinus and the word 'brother' are restored. 'Brother' was a common courtesy between comrades and need not mean a blood relative.
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 Gaius Antonius to Longinus Crispus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.