o.claud.1.28
Ἀπολλώνιος Ἡρακλείδηι ἀρχιτέκτονι χαίρειν. κόμισαι διὰ καμηλίτου Ἀπολλοδώρου σιδήρια ϛ. ἔρρωσο.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24041
Letter from Apollonios to the architect Herakleides about iron tools sent by camel TM 24041Mons Claudianus
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A short note on an ostracon from the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus in Egypt's Eastern Desert. Apollonios informs the architect Herakleides that six iron tools are being sent to him by the camel-driver Apollodoros.
In English machine translation
Apollonios to Herakleides, architect, greetings.
Receive through the camel-driver Apollodoros 6 iron tools.
Farewell.
The abbreviated word sidēria refers to iron objects, here probably quarrying tools such as chisels or wedges. The architect was a technical official supervising quarry work.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.