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A private letter on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus, in which Ailouras writes to his "brother" Tryphon about a report that Tryphon has taken his bread and pawned his tunic. Ailouras asks what he owes, promises to send it, and mentions 4 drachmas sent by a courier; a note in the margin asks Tryphon to collect a debt from someone.
"Brother" may be a term of familiarity between colleagues rather than a blood relationship. The restoration tabellarios (courier or letter-carrier) is the editor's suggestion.
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 Ailouras an Tryphon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[ctr] Αἰλουρᾶς Τρύφωνι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. πρὸ παντὸς εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. ἔπεμψάς μοι Πανεκῶσιν λέγοντα ὅτι ἦρκας μου τοὺς ἄρτους καὶ τὸν χιτῶνα τέθηκας ἐνέχυρον. γράψον μοι τί […] ὀφείλω καὶ πέμψω σοι […] κόμισαι παρὰ ταβελλαρίου δραχμὰς τέσσαρας[…] ……[…] του ελ[…] το ερ[…] γ…
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