o.claud.2.231
[… ? lines lost …] […]…ει τὸ μαρσίππιν[…] […]ι τι ἐὰν δοῖς τω…[…] […]ν καὶ πέμψω σοι. οὐκ η […]… Δράκων τὰ ὄστρακα […]ατε αὐτῷ. ἀσπάσασθε τὸν […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29654
Fragment of a letter mentioning Drakon and ostraka TM 29654Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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Fragment of a private letter on an ostrakon from Mons Claudianus, mid 2nd century AD. The writer mentions a bag, promises to send something, and refers to a certain Drakon and some ostraka before passing on greetings.
In English machine translation
[…]
[…] … the bag (?) […]
[…] something, if you give to […]
[…] and I will send to you. Not […]
[…] Drakon the ostraka
[…] … to him. Greet the […]
[…]
The catalogue attributes the letter to a Dioskoros, whose name does not survive in this fragment. The 'ostraka' are probably other potsherds used as letters or receipts.
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 Dioscorus]). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.