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A private ostracon letter from Philokles to Kapparis and Sknips at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, listing vegetables and fruit he has sent (lettuces, a gourd, apples, onions), some via Ammonios in a flask. He asks for something, possibly lentils, to be sent so he can send more in return.
The addressee name Kapparis and several food items are editorial restorations. 'Ptomata' (literally 'fallen things') probably refers to fallen fruit.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Sknips at Didymoi). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Φιλοκλῆς Καππάρι καὶ Σκνιπὶ τ[…] χαίρειν· ἔπεμψα δέσμην θριδακίων καὶ κολοκύνθιν καὶ μῆλα … καὶ κρόμ μυα ι. ἐκο[…]μην καὶ ἀ[…] καὶ διὰ Ἀμμωνίου βαυκάλιoν μεστὸν ὅπου ἔνι μῆλα … καὶ πτώματα καὶ κολοκύνθια β. λοιπὸν […]ανθρη…[…] φακὸν …[…] πέμψον μοι ἵνα σοι πέμψω.
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