o.did.327
Ἀλβούκιος Ἀννίῳ τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν· περὶ τοῦ πιπέρεως καθώς σε ἠρώτηκα καὶ Ἀντώνιν, εἰ ἠγοράκατε, πέμψατέ μοι φάσιν ἵνα καὶ ἐγὼ εἰδῶ καὶ πόσον καὶ ἐκ πόσου. καὶ ἄν τινος χρῄζητε, γράψατέ μοι. ἀσπάζου Δημήτριν. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Albucius to Annius about buying pepper TM 144890Didymoi
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Albucius to Annius, asking whether Annius and Antonis have bought the pepper he requested, and how much they got and at what price. It was found at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
In English machine translation
Albucius to Annius, his lord and brother, greetings.
Concerning the pepper, as I asked you and Antonis: if you have bought it, send me word so that I too may know both how much and at what price. And if you need anything, write to me. Greet Demetris. Farewell.
Didymoi was a Roman military station on the road from Koptos to Berenike, the Red Sea port through which Indian pepper was imported. The phrase 'from how much' is understood as asking about the unit price.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Albucius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.