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A private letter on an ostracon from Marcus Longinus, a soldier, to his comrade Neilos, whom he calls brother and fellow citizen. He has heard Neilos was ill, wishes him health, recalls their conversation about something in Koptos, and sends greetings, including to Valerius Africanus.
The text belongs to the archive of Marcus Longinus found at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. The word written chōrtē is taken as a misspelling of cohort (cohors), the military unit.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Gaii and Longini: Marcus Longinus' Archive). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Μᾶρκος Λογγῖνος Νείλῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ καὶ συμπολίτῃ χαίρειν· ἤκουκα ὅτι ἠσθένηκας· εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. οἶδας ὅτι γλυκύτερον οὐκ ἔχομεν ἀλλήλων ἐν τῇ χώρτῃ ἡμῶν. ἄρτι σοῦ μνήμων ἦν τῶν λόγων ἐπεί μοι ἔλεγες περ[…]…ιρο…ις σου ἐν Κόπτῳ κον…[…]κλαρισου. οἶδας καὶ σὺ ὅτι οὐδὲν ἔχομέν σοι …
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