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A private letter written over two ostraca from Philokles to his "brother" Kapparis at the Roman fort of Didymoi in Egypt's Eastern Desert. Philokles lists the fruit and vegetables he has sent through the emerald-mine traffic and through a cavalryman, Herennius, asks Kapparis to confirm receipt, mentions a bundle of cabbage for Proklos, and passes on greetings from Skneps.
The Greek smaragdaria probably refers to the emerald-mining district or the convoy serving it; the phrase about Proklos and the cabbage is loosely constructed and may mean a bundle was sent to him. "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 Letters Sent by Philokles to Kapparis). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[ostracon 1] Φιλοκλῆς Καππάρει τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν· ἔπεμψά σοι διὰ τῆς σμαραγδαρίας βαυκάλιον μεστὸν πτωμάτων ὅπου ἔνι μῆλα κ καὶ κολοκύνθια β καὶ διʼ Ἑρεννίου τοῦ ἱππέως θρίδακας ιϛ καὶ μῆλα ι καὶ κρόμμυα ι καὶ γλήχωνα καὶ κολοκύνθιον. ἀντιγράψεις [ostracon 2] ἀντιγράψεις …
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