o.claud.1.148
Ἀντωνίνῳ ἑκατοντάρχῃ Κλήμης κουράτωρ χαίρειν. ἠγόρασα δελφάκια τρία, δύο ἀνὰ δύο στατῆρας, τὸ δʼ ἓν δραχμῶν ι. πέμψεις οὖν ἐπʼ αὐτά, ἐὰν αὐτῶν χρῄζης, καὶ τὸν χαλκόν. ἔρρωσο
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Letter from Clemens, curator, to the centurion Antoninus about buying piglets TM 24159Mons Claudianus
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A short letter on an ostracon from Clemens, a curator, to the centurion Antoninus, reporting that he has bought three piglets and their prices. He asks Antoninus to send for them if he wants them, together with the money. It comes from the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
In English machine translation
To Antoninus, centurion,
Clemens, curator, greetings.
I have bought three piglets, two at 2 staters each, and the one for 10 drachmas. So send for them, if you need them, and the money as well.
Farewell.
A stater here equals 4 drachmas, so the third piglet (10 drachmas) cost more than the others (8 drachmas each). A curator was a junior officer in charge of a desert station or fort; the number of piglets is restored but fits the prices given.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Antoninus, centurion, from Clemens, curator). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.