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Pap. Paris, AIBL P. Clermont-Ganneau 2 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

SB VI 9230

Modern Title

Letter concerning quarry workers

Summary

Letter concerning quarry workers. The foreman of a group of public workmen, Dioskoros, sends a collective letter, in his own name and in the name of the quarrymen and the smiths to Ammonas foreman and provisioner, asking him to recognize that they work with all zeal and complaining that their reprovisioning is not as well organized as it ought to be. (J.J. Farber)

Edition

1	Διόσκορος ἐργοδότης καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ σκλη-
2	ρουργοὶ καὶ χαλκεῖς Ἀμμωνᾷ ἐργοδότῃ
3	καὶ κιβαριάτορει ¹ l. κιβαριάτορι χαίρειν.
4	γεινώσκειν ² l. γινώσκειν σε θέλομεν ἔγγιστα
5	τα ἐργασαμένους ἡμᾶς παντὶ σθέ-
6	νι ³ l. σθέ\|νει, καθὼς προεδηλώσαμέν σοι,
7	καὶ νῦν σοι δηλοῦμεν ἀπαλλά-
8	ξαντες ἄλλον ἕνα λίθον ἐπὶ τῆς
9	ὁδοῦ τῆς ἀναβάσεως παρθένου
10	καὶ νεωστ(?)ὶ̣ τ̣ῇ κοπ̣ρίᾳ παραβάν-
11	τας ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ παρέδωκας Σύρῳ
12	α̣να ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣αζόμενοι ἀπαλλα̣σ-
13	σομε̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἕως τῆς δ Φαρμοῦθι
14	μετα ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ε ̣α̣δ̣ε καθεζόμε-
15	θα διὰ τὸ δο(?)ῦναι ἡμᾶς τοῖς καυ-
16	σαρίοις ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣μ̣ον ἐν χερσὶ καὶ τοῦ
17	στρ̣ατ̣ιώτου μ̣ὴ̣ ἀνελθόντος ὑμῖν
18	ὅλην ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ χαλκίον παρὰ Δί̣ο̣υ
19	ὄντες̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τὴν̣ διώρθωσιν τῶν
20	σιτ̣αρίων (?) ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣τες λιφθέντες ⁴ l. λειφθέντες
21	-?- ἐδηλώσαμέν σοι
22	-?- α̣ις. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὐχόμεθα.

¹ l. κιβαριάτορι
² l. γινώσκειν
³ l. σθέ|νει
⁴ l. λειφθέντες

23	καλῶς ποιήσητε καθὼς καὶ πρότερον ὑμῖν ἐδηλώσα̣μεν
24	περὶ ἐλαίου καὶ σίτου ὅπως προνοήσητε ἡμῖν ὡς ̣ ̣ ̣
25	ατοις, ἐλαδιν ¹ l. ἐλάδι<ο>ν δὲ μὴ βάλητε Ἑρμ̣ί̣νῳ μηδὲ Μώρῳ̣ σκλη-
26	ρουργῷ μηδὲ σῖτον τῷ -?-
27	πέμψατε δὲ Λονγίνω̣ -?-
28	κ̣ι̣ων ἀρτάβας δύο τ̣ -?-
29	Ἀμμωνᾷ ἐργοδότῃ κιβαριάτορι ☓ σκληρουργῶν.

¹ l. ἐλάδι<ο>ν

Translation

1	Dioskoros, foreman, and the quarrymen
2	and blacksmiths with him, to Ammonas, foreman
3	and provisioner, greetings.
4	We want you to know that most recently
5	we have worked with all our strength,
6	as we declared to you before,
7	and now we declare to you that we have removed
8	one other stone on the
9	road of the stairway of the Maiden,
10	and just now passing beyond the garbage dump.
11	--- You have handed over to Syros
12	up --- remove 1
13	--- until Pharmouthi 4
14	after --- we are sitting down
15	because we gave to those who have been relieved of
16	duty --- in the hands and the
17	soldier not having come up to us
18	a whole --- kettle from Dios,
19	being --- the payment of the
20	provisions --- having been left
21	--- we have shown you
22	--- . We pray that you are well.

23	You will do well, as we have declared to you even before this
24	about olive oil and grain, to provide for us as ---.
25	And you should not hand over a little oil to Herminos nor to Moros the quarry
26	man, nor grain to ---.
27	Send to Longinos ---
28	two artabas of ---.
29	To Ammonas, foreman and provisioner X of quarrymen.


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