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Koine Greek

Διόδωρος Τριβόλωι
χαίρειν.
ἐπειδὴ μεταπορευόμεθα εἰς Κόπτον μετ<ὰ τ>ῶν κα(μήλων),
καλῶς ποιήσεις,
ὡς ἂν παραγένωνται αἱ Πτολεμαίου ἅμαξαι, δοὺς Ἡρακλείδει τῶι παρʼ Ἑρμοδότου οῦ̣ ἐν Βε(ρενίκηι) φυ(λακίτου) τὰς πρὸς Ἑρμόδοτον ἐπιστολάς, ἐν αἷς πρὸς Δωσίθεον τὸν ἀρχιφυ(λακίτην) κυλιστόν,
καὶ Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι φ(υλακίτηι) τῶν ἁμα-
ξῶν τὴν πρὸς Ἀριστόβουλον̣ τ̣ὸν παρὰ Χαριμόρτου ἐ̣π̣ι̣σ̣τ̣ο̣[λήν,] περὶ ὧν ἀνελάβομεν εἰς Βε(ρενίκην)
· καὶ τὰς ἄλλας ἐπιστολὰς ὥστε Ἀσκληπιάδει καὶ Πριάμωι· καὶ μὴ ἄλλ̣ω̣ς̣ <ποιήσηις> ὡς δʼ ἂν λάβη<ι>ς
· γράψον μοι.

Latin

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Translation into English

Diodorus to Tribolus,
greetings.
Since we are traveling to Egypt with the camels,
you will do well,
as soon as the carts of Ptolemy arrive, giving to Heracleides the letters to Hermodotus, which are in Berenice, concerning Hermodotus, in which to Dositheus the chief guard, rolling,
and to Apollonius the guard of the carts the letter to Aristobulus, which is from Charimortus, regarding those matters we have taken to Berenice.
And the other letters to Asclepiades and Priam.
And do not do otherwise as you may receive.
Write to me.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Διόδωρος Τριβόλωι χαίρειν.
ἐπειδὴ μεταπορευόμεθα εἰς Κόπτον μετὰ τῶν κα(μήλων), καλῶς ποιήσεις, ὡς ἂν παραγένωνται αἱ Πτολεμαίου ἅμαξαι, δοὺς Ἡρακλείδει τῶι παρʼ Ἑρμοδότου οῦ̣ ἐν Βε(ρενίκηι) φυ(λακίτου) τὰς πρὸς Ἑρμόδοτον ἐπιστολάς, ἐν αἷς πρὸς Δωσίθεον τὸν ἀρχιφυ(λακίτην) κυλιστόν, καὶ Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι φ(υλακίτηι) τῶν ἁμαξῶν τὴν πρὸς Ἀριστόβουλον τὸν παρὰ Χαριμόρτου ἐπιστολήν, περὶ ὧν ἀνελάβομεν εἰς Βε(ρενίκην)· καὶ τὰς ἄλλας ἐπιστολὰς ὥστε Ἀσκληπιάδει καὶ Πριάμωι· καὶ μὴ ἄλλως ποιήσηις ὡς δʼ ἂν λάβηις· γράψον μοι.

English Translation

Diodorus to Tribolos, greetings.
Since we are traveling to Coptos with the camels, you will do well, when the wagons of Ptolemaios arrive, to give to Herakleides, the assistant of Hermodotos, the letters addressed to Hermodotos, who is stationed in Berenike, among which is the sealed letter to Dositheos, the chief guard, and to Apollonios, the guard of the wagons, the letter addressed to Aristoboulos, who is from Charimortos, concerning the matters we took responsibility for in Berenike; and also the other letters intended for Asklepiades and Priamos. Do not act otherwise, but as soon as you receive them, write to me.