o.did.369
[… ? lines lost …] [… 13 lines lost …] […] ἀσπάζεται σε Μᾶρκος. ἐάν μοι πέμπῃς φάσιν ἵνα ἔλθω παρὰ σέ, ἐντελῇ τῷ ὀνηλάτῃ.
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End of a letter about sending word via the donkey-driver TM 144930Didymoi
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End of a private letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. After greetings from Markos, the writer asks that, if the recipient wants him to come, he send word and give instructions to the donkey-driver.
In English machine translation
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[…] Markos [greets you]. If you send me word that I should come to you, give the order to the donkey-driver.
The beginning of the letter, at least 13 lines, is lost. 'Entele' (give the order) may mean the recipient should instruct the donkey-driver, presumably to carry the message or bring the writer.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letters not Attached to a Group). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.