o.claud.1.142
Σιλβανὸς Σιλβανῶι τῶι ἀδελφῶι πλεῖστα χαίρειν παρεγενόμην εἰς Ῥαειμα ὑγιαίνων καὶ παρέλαβον πάντα τὰ ἱμάτια πλήρης καὶ ἔδωκα ιγρανι… τὸ κιθώνιν καὶ τὸ σάβανον. προσδέχομαι τοὺς καμήλους ἀγγαρίους ἕως ἐξέλθωσιν [… 9 lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24154
Letter from Silvanus to his brother Silvanus about garments and camels TM 24154Raima
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Private letter on an ostracon from Silvanus to his brother Silvanus, reporting his safe arrival at Raima in the Eastern Desert, the receipt of garments, the handing over of a tunic and a towel, and that he is waiting for requisitioned camels. The rest of the letter is lost.
In English machine translation
Silvanus to Silvanus his brother, very many greetings. I arrived at Raima in good health and
received all the garments
in full, and I gave to Igran(?) […] the
tunic and the towel. I am waiting for the requisitioned camels until they set out
[… 9 lines lost …]
The camels are called angarioi, meaning animals pressed into official transport service (angareia). 'Brother' may be a term of familiarity rather than kinship.
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 Silvanus to Silvanus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.