Letter about jars, with greetings to the recipient's horse TM 24172Mons Claudianus

Fragmentary private letter on an ostracon from the Roman quarry settlement of Mons Claudianus, addressed to a man whose name ended in -lios, called brother and lord. The writer asks not to be blamed about some jars and promises to send them, probably the next day or on the sixth.

In English machine translation

The closing wish for the recipient's health 'together with your horse, unharmed by the evil eye' (abaskantos) is an unusual touch. The word translated 'jars' (keramia) refers to pottery storage jars, often used for wine.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment of a 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.