o.claud.2.298
Παθερμοῦτις Λουκίῳ Λονγίνῳ χαίρειν. οὐχ εὕρηκα διὰ τίνος σοι πέμψω ξύλα. ἀσπάζου Σαβῖνον καὶ Παπίρειν καὶ Ἁρμιῦσιν καὶ Διογένην. ἔρρωσθε
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Letter from Pathermoutis to Lucius Longinus about sending wood TM 29711Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus, in which Pathermoutis tells Lucius Longinus that he has found no one to carry wood to him. He closes with greetings to Sabinus, Papiris, Harmiusis and Diogenes. It dates to the mid-2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Pathermoutis to Lucius Longinus, greetings.
I have not found anyone through whom I could send you wood. Greet Sabinus and Papiris and Harmiusis and Diogenes.
Farewell.
The closing farewell is plural (errosthe), though the letter is addressed to one person. Wood was a scarce and valuable commodity in the desert quarry settlements.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre de Pathermoutis). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.