o.claud.2.291
Ἀλέξανδρος Σανσνῶτι χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσις, ἄδελφε, πέμψας μοι κοτύλην ἐλαίου, ἔπεμψά σοι τὸ ἀγγεῖον, ἕως ἀναβῇ τὸ ὀψώνιον ἡμῶν. εἰ μή, φάσιν μοι πέμψον. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Alexandros to Sansnos asking for a kotyle of oil TM 29706Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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A short letter on an ostracon from Alexandros to Sansnos, asking him to send a kotyle of oil in the container he has sent, to tide him over until their wages arrive. It comes from the quarry settlement of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert, mid-2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Alexandros to Sansnos, greeting. Please, brother, send me a kotyle of oil; I have sent you the container, until our wages come up. If not, send me word. Farewell.
The opsonion was the regular wage or ration allowance paid to workers and soldiers; 'come up' refers to its arrival at the desert site from the Nile valley. A kotyle is a small liquid measure, roughly a quarter litre.
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’Alexandros à Sansnôs). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.