o.claud.2.285
Εἰάσων Εὐημέρῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις, ἄδελφε, πέμψον μοι δύο ἡμερῶν ἄρτους, ἐπὶ οὐ μένι ἐνθάδε οὔτε χρήσασθαι οὐδὲ ἀγοράσαι.
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Letter from Iason to Euhemeros asking for two days' bread TM 23998Mons Claudianus
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus in which Iason asks his brother Euhemeros to send him two days' worth of bread, because none is left where he is either to use or to buy.
In English machine translation
Iason to Euhemeros his brother, greetings. Please, brother, send me bread for two days, since there is nothing left here either to use or to buy.
The phrase rendered 'since there is nothing left' is written phonetically in the Greek (ἐπὶ οὐ μένι, for ἐπεὶ οὐ μένει). 'Brother' may be a form of address between colleagues rather than a literal family tie.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre de Iasôn). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.