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Letter from Philokles to Kapparis about gourds, apples and windfalls TM 144938Didymoi

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A short private letter on an ostracon from Philokles to his 'brother' Kapparis at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. Philokles reports sending two small gourds and a flask of apples and windfallen fruit, and tells Kapparis how to share them with two women, Theanous and Isarous.

In English machine translation

Philokles to Kapparis his brother, greetings. I sent you through Serapion 2 small gourds, and through Ammonios a little flask (baukalion) in which there are 20 apples, filled up with windfalls. You will give Theanous 4 and 40 windfalls, and Isarous 4 apples and 40 windfalls. And if you need anything, send to me so that I may send it to you.

The word ptomata, literally 'fallen things', probably means windfallen fruit. 'Brother' may be a form of address between friends rather than a family relationship.

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

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Didymoi

Φιλοκλῆς Καππάρει τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν· ἔπεμψά σοι διὰ Σεραπίωνος κολοκύνθια δύο καὶ διὰ Ἀμμωνίου βαυκάλιον ὅπου ἔνι μῆλα κ καὶ πτώματα μεστόν. δώσεις Θεανοῦτι δ καὶ πτώματα μ καὶ Ἰσαροῦτι μῆλα δ καὶ πτώματα μ. καὶ ἄν τι χρῄζῃς πέμψον μοι ἵνα σοι πέμψω.