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A private letter written on an ostracon by Herennis (Herennius) to his 'brother' Leibon, found at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. He asks Leibon to collect a cloak and 60 drachmas from Longinus, have the cloak dyed scarlet and pass it to Chresimos, threatening to involve a centurion or a certain Maximus if this is not done.
The gaunakes was a thick, fleecy cloak; 'messicius' is an obscure term, perhaps a Latin title or a name. The middle section is damaged and its sense, involving a bank, three staters and interest, is unclear..
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letters Sent by Herennius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Ἑρέννις Λείβωνει τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν· εὐχαριστῶ σοι πολλὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ. οἶδα πῶς με φιλεῖς. μὴ οὖν, ἄδελφε, ἀμελήσῃς μου ἀλλὰ δέξαι τὸν γαυνάκην παρὰ Λογγείνου καὶ τὰς ἑξήκοντα δραχμὰς καὶ δὸς τὸν γαυνάκην καὶ βάψον αὐτὸν κόκκινον. δὸς αὐτὸν Χρησίμῳ τῷ Δέξτρου τοῦ μεσσικίου.…
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