Letter to a 'brother' mentioning his horse and a book TM 144936Didymoi

Fragment of a private Greek letter on an ostracon from Didymoi, a Roman military station in the Eastern Desert, sent to a man addressed as 'brother'. The writer wishes health to him and his horse, mentions speaking to the recipient's father, and refers to a book or document.

In English machine translation

The greeting wishing health to the recipient together with his horse suggests he was a cavalryman stationed in the desert forts. 'Brother' may be a term of friendship rather than kinship.

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