o.claud.2.378
Νεφερῶς κουράτωρ Τιβεριανῆς Ἀρχιβίῳ κουράτορι Κλαυδιανοῦ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσειςλαμβάνων μ[…] ταυτῆς …[…] πτα[…] ε…[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29779
Letter from Nepheros, curator of Tiberiane, to Archibios, curator of Claudianus TM 29779TiberianeII
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Fragmentary ostracon letter from Nepheros, curator (commander) of the station at Tiberiane, to Archibios, curator of Mons Claudianus, in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Only the opening and a polite request formula survive.
In English machine translation
Nepheros, curator of Tiberiane, to Archibios, curator of Claudianus, greetings. You will do well [...] receiving [...]
this [...]
[...]
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A curator was the officer in charge of a military station or quarry settlement along the desert roads. The ostracon is held in the Archaeological storeroom at Qift.
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 Nepherôs, curator de Tiberianè, à Archibios, curator du Claudianus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.