Private Letter
Letter from Claudius Terentianus to Longinus Priscus
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Letter from Claudius Tiberianus to Longinus Priscus TM 27085Alexandria, province of Egypt(Early) IInd century A.D.
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A Latin letter from Claudius Tiberianus, writing from Alexandria, to his patron Longinus Priscus. He explains that he missed the departing ships, asks Priscus to tell him where he is so he can join him quickly, and mentions letters from the frumentarius Sempronius Clemens and ten wooden staffs he has prepared. Early 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Claudius Tiberianus to Longinus Priscus, his lord and patron, very many greetings.
You know very well how I left you […] to come to you more quickly […] if with […] with me these […] my […] Alexandria, but I found that the ships had already left, and I did not sell it. Know, lord, that I am now in Alexandria; when I find an opportunity, I hope to come to you more quickly. I ask, lord, that you deign to write back to me where you are staying, so that I can find you there more quickly, and I may bring […] the letter which Sempronius Clemens, the frumentarius, is going to give you, who will send me to you, and the two letters which you desire (?) […] and fortune you may find with him; I have sent them back to you sealed. I ask, lord, […] the rest […] 10 wooden staffs I have prepared. My son Claudius greets you often. I pray, lord, that you are well.
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Greet […] and Aristus and […]arius and all your messmates. Farewell.
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To Longinus Priscus, Claudius Tiberianus […]
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A frumentarius was a soldier used as a courier or agent; 'rex' here means patron, not king. Some catalogue descriptions wrongly name the sender as Claudius Terentianus, who is the son greeting Priscus in the letter.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Tiberianus to Longinus Priscus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Letter from Claudius Terentianus
Letter from Claudius Terentianus to Longinus Priscus
c.epist.lat.147
[r,ctr] Claudius Tiberianus Longino Prisco domino et regi suo plurimam salutem tu optime scis quomodo abs te exiverim …a[…]a… celerius ad te venturum […]si cum para…[…]m mecum has …[…]s meis d…[…]…[…] Alexandriam at inveni iam naves exisse et non eum vendidi scias me domine modo …