o.did.363
Διοκέντη […] τῶι ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. θέλω σε γινώσκειν ὅτι οἱ ὄνοι […]ἵνα εἰδῇς α[…]μενω ε[…] νιωστ[…] φυλακ[…]σινοι…[…] βε…[…] κον[…] σ…[…] [… ? lines lost …] ἔρρωσό μοι.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144924
Letter from Diokentes to his brother about donkeys TM 144924Didymoi
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Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from Didymoi, a Roman fort on the desert road to Berenike, from Diokentes to a 'brother'. It mentions donkeys and possibly a guard, but most of the content is lost.
In English machine translation
Diokentes […] to his brother, greetings.
I want you to know that the donkeys […] so that you may know […]
[…]
[…] guard (?) […]
[…]
[…]
[…]
[… lines lost …]
Farewell.
'Brother' may be a form of address to a colleague rather than a sibling. The related record describes two letters of Diokentes, and this fragment may be one of them.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Two Letters of Diokentes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.