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Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from Didymoi, a Roman fort in Egypt's Eastern Desert, addressed to a certain Ammonios, called brother. The writer says he will see to a matter of bronze money, with Serapis' help, while Ammonios must secure the person paying, reports that Ammonios' affairs are going well, and urges him to come.
The verb read as ἠθικεύσῃ is unusual and its meaning here is uncertain; it seems to urge Ammonios not to delay or be careless. "Bronze" (chalkos) likely refers to bronze coinage or money in general.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letters to Ammonios). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[…] Ἀμμωνίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. γράφεις μοι, ἄδελφε, περὶ χαλκοῦ. τὸ φροντίσαι, τοῦ Σεράπιδος θέλοντος, ἐστιν πρὸς ἐμέ, τὸ δὲ ἀσφαλίσασθαι τὸν διδόντα ἐστὶ πρὸς σὲ καὶ ὅτι, θεῶν ἐπιτρεπόντων, τὰ ἐνθάδε σου προχωρεῖ. μὴ οὖν, λαβών μου τὴν ἐπιστολὴν, ἠθικεύσῃ ἀλλὰ […] ἐλθέ, …
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