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A fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, addressed to a 'brother'. The writer shares the recipient's distress that Apoleios and Herianos have been taken away (probably transferred elsewhere), urges him to bear it cheerfully, and hopes to see them again if the gods allow.
'Taken away' (aposthasthentos) probably refers to soldiers or companions transferred from the post. The name Bassos on the first fragment may belong to the sender or addressee.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Theotimos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[fragment 1] […] Βάσσος Ἀν[…] [fragment 2] [… ? lines lost …] . […]ελ […]ειν […] ὑγιαίνειν […]ε, ἄδελφε, […] ἔγραψες οὐδεμίαν ἐπιστολήν. οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι λίαν καὶ σὺ ἀθυμεῖς ἀποσπασθέντος σου Ἀποληίου· ταῦτα δὲ καὶ ἐγὼ ἀθυμῶ τῶν δύο ἀπεσπασμένων ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ Ἀποληίου καὶ Ἡριανοῦ, ἀλλ’ ὅμ…
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