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A short private letter from Petenephotes to Valerius, whom he calls brother, asking him to send three pairs of loaves when the convoy arrives, promising to repay them. He also asks Valerius to collect some money when the convoy comes and send him the remaining 9 drachmas, settling what Valerius had lent him. Written on an ostracon from the Eastern Desert station of Tiberiane, mid-2nd century AD.
The 'convoy' (poreia) was the supply caravan serving the desert quarry stations. The word read 'taskou' is unclear, so the phrase about money 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 Letter from Petenephotes to Valerius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Πετενεφώτης Οὐαλερίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πολλὰ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις, ἄδελφε, ἐὰν ἔλθῃ ἡ πορεία τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτῃ πέμψας μοι τρία ζεύγη ἄρτων ἐπὶ οὐκ ἔχω ἄρτους καὶ ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἡ πορεία πέμψω σοι αὐτά. ἀσπάζομε Κολοφονήν. καλῶς ποιήσεις, ἄδελφε, ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἡ πορεία αἴτησον τὸν χαλκὸν τῶν τασκο…
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