Letter to a centurion about payments, an ivory incense-box and wine TM 27231unbekanntII

Fragmentary business letter addressed to a centurion, reporting payments on his behalf: part of a debt, a fee to ivory-workers for an incense-box, and 52 drachmas sent with Narkissos, who also received 12 flagons of wine from the provisions officer. Dated Phamenoth 25, 2nd century AD.

In English machine translation

The kibariator (Latin cibariator) was an official in charge of provisions, probably military rations. The beginning of the letter is lost.

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