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[…]naius Crescenti …[…] […] fratri salutem. si poter[…] […]…simo epistula ud[…] […]cum abio kali […] […]respectan…[…] […]scis e[…] […]al[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144981
Fragmentary Latin letter from […]naius to his brother Crescens TM 144981Didymoi
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Fragment of a Latin letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in Egypt's Eastern Desert, sent by a man whose name ends in -naius to Crescens, whom he calls his brother. Only the opening greeting and scattered words survive, including a mention of a letter.
In English machine translation
[…]naius to Crescens […]
[…] his brother, greetings. If I can (?) […]
[…] letter […]
[…] with (?) […] kali […]
[…] respecting (?) […]
[…] you know […]
[…]
[…]
[… lines lost …]
The record groups this with other Latin letters involving Claudius, Crescens and 'Numosis'. 'Brother' is probably a customary term of address between comrades rather than a literal relationship.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Latin Letters: Claudius, Crescens and ‘Numosis’). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.