Letter from Melas (?) about spoiled vinegar, malt and a storeroom TM 145004Didymoi

Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, written by Melas (?) to a soldier of the fort. It reports that wormy vinegar he had left could not be sold, that a sealed jar of malt remains untouched, that a certain Andremon claimed something as a gift and was given two items, and asks for news about the addressee's storeroom.

In English machine translation

A praesidium is a small fortified road station; a kella is a storeroom or cell. The phrase about Andremon reads literally 'it has been given to me as a favour', apparently quoting his words, and the final line about a 'judgement' is uncertain.

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.