o.claud.1.128
Λεοντᾶς Σουκκέσσῳ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις ἀλλάξας τοὺς δ ἀσκοὺς καὶ πέμψας μοι σαργάνας δύο ἵνα μὴ πάσχωσιν οἱ ἀσκοί. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Leontas to Successus about skins and baskets TM 24140Mons Claudianusca. 107
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Leontas to Successus at the Roman quarry of Mons Claudianus, asking him to exchange four leather skins and send two baskets so the skins will not be damaged. It dates to around AD 107.
In English machine translation
Leontas to Successus, greetings.
Please exchange the 4 skins and send me 2 baskets, so that the skins do not suffer damage.
Farewell.
The askoi are leather skins or bags, probably used for carrying water or wine. The sargane is a woven basket, perhaps meant to protect the skins in transport.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Leontas to Successus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.