End of a letter about sesame, with an account of food expenses on the back TM 1241Philadelphia? (Arsinoites)Mitte III v.Chr.

The end of a letter in which the writer apologizes for troubling a busy recipient, reports that the sesame has been inspected and is substantial, and urges him to prepare well ahead against obstacles. On the back is a daily account of small food purchases (wine, beans, vegetables, radishes, mustard, a bird) for the epagomenal days and the start of the month Thoth. It belongs to the Zenon archive, mid-3rd century BC, probably from Philadelphia.

In English machine translation

The 'skandala' (literally 'stumbling blocks' or traps) the writer warns about are of uncertain meaning here. 'Opson' denotes a relish or side dish eaten with bread, often fish.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of letter and fragment of account). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.