Fragment of a letter to a brother about a tunic TM 27400ThebenII - III

Fragment of a private letter from Thebes, written in the 2nd or 3rd century AD, in which the sender reproaches his 'brother' for neglecting a matter concerning a tunic and asks him to obtain it via Faustinus and bring it at once. Further requests follow, mentioning a place Kamale, cumin, a quantity in hundreds, and a man named Penpateouris.

In English machine translation

Much of the opening complaint is restored from standard letter formulas. The phrase with himation (cloak) and cumin is unclear because of damage.

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.