o.claud.1.164
Εὐτύχῳ Λωγγεῖνος χαίρειν. οὐκ ἔλαβον παρʼ Ἐπαγαθίωνος τὰς δραχμὰς κ. λοιπόν, εἰ ἐν σοί εἰσιν, ἐπιστολίδιόν μοι γράψεις. ἔρρωσο.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29817
Letter from Longinus to Eutychos about 20 drachmas not received TM 29817Mons ClaudianusII
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A short letter on an ostracon from Longinus to Eutychos, written at the quarry site of Mons Claudianus in the 2nd century AD. Longinus reports that he has not received 20 drachmas from Epagathion and asks Eutychos to write him a note if the money is with him.
In English machine translation
Longinus to Eutychos, greetings.
I did not receive the 20 drachmas from Epagathion. So then, if they are with you, write me a short letter.
Farewell.
The word translated "short letter" is a diminutive, epistolidion, meaning a brief note.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Eutychus from Longinus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.