o.claud.2.301
Ἀλέξανδρος Μαύρῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσῃς γράψας μοι πότε καταβαίνεις εἰς τὸ ὀψώνιον εἵνα μείνω σε.
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Letter from Alexandros to his brother Mauros about coming down for pay TM 29714Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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A short ostracon letter from Alexandros to Mauros, whom he calls brother, asking him to write when he will come down to collect his pay so that Alexandros can wait for him. It comes from the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus in the mid-2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Alexandros to Mauros his brother, greetings.
Please write to me when you are coming down for the pay (opsonion), so that I may wait for you.
Opsonion means wages or rations in pay, here likely the periodic payment distributed at the site. 'Brother' may be a term of familiarity rather than literal kinship.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettres d’Alexandros à Mauros). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.