Letter about a sample of dyed wool for Philous TM 22528Oxyrhynchos21. Mai 15

A private letter from Oxyrhynchus, written when an acquaintance was sailing upriver, in which the writer sends greetings, mentions attending daily on the recipient's brother, and asks that a dyed wool sample be shown to a woman named Philous to see whether she likes it. It is dated 21 May AD 15, in the first year of Tiberius.

In English machine translation

The names of sender and addressee are lost with the opening lines. The phrase "μὴ θέλει" is elliptical and probably means "in case he wants"; the verso endorsement mentioning Korragos is abbreviated and its sense uncertain.

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