o.claud.2.281
Ὀρσῆς Πατεμουῶτι Μέρσι χαίρειν. κόμισαι δέσμην καυλίων ἀριθμῷ δέκα καὶ τῷ ἀδελφῷ Ἡραίτος ἄλλην ἀριθμῷ δέκα . […]ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς πάντας.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29698
Letter from Orses to Patemouos about bundles of cabbages TM 29698Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus in which Orses tells Patemouos that he is sending a bundle of ten cabbages, plus another bundle of ten for the brother of Herais. It ends with greetings to everyone, dated to the mid-2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Orses to Patemouos son of Mersis (?), greetings. Receive a bundle of cabbages, ten in number, and for the brother of Herais another, ten in number. […] greets you all.
The Greek word kaulia (stalks) usually means cabbages in these quarry letters, where fresh vegetables were sent between stations. 'Mersi' may be the addressee's patronymic or a second addressee.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre d’Orsès). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.