Letter in Philokles' hand promising bitter vetch and returning jars TM 144958Didymoi

Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, written in the hand of the soldier Philokles. The writer invites the recipient to write if he needs anything, promises to send some bitter vetch, sends greetings to Palatinus, Anthestius and Apollonius, and mentions jars to be returned, including the one in which he had sent grapes.

In English machine translation

The opening with the prescript is lost; the letter is attributed to Philokles by handwriting. 'Orobion' is bitter vetch, a legume used as food or fodder.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letters Written in Philokles' Hand but without a Prescript). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.