o.did.351
Ἀντώνιος ονγίνῳ τῷ ἀδελφῶι πλεῖστα χαίρειν· κόμισαι παρὰ Ἰουλίου […]…[…]α πρόβατα …ου[…]… πα ρὰ σοὶ […]…[…]ονοι [… 14 lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144912
Letter from Antonius to Longinus about sheep sent with Julius TM 144912Didymoi
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Opening of a private letter on an ostracon from Didymoi, a Roman fort in the Eastern Desert, from Antonius to his "brother" Longinus. He asks Longinus to receive something, apparently sheep, from a certain Julius; the rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
Antonius to Longinus his brother, very many greetings. Receive from Julius […] sheep […] with you […]
[… 14 lines lost …]
The addressee's name is partly restored as Longinus, which fits the archive of Gaius and Longinus to which the text belongs. "Brother" may be a term of familiarity rather than kinship.
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: Unclassified). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.