The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A short private letter from Petenephotes to Valerius at the Roman fort of Mons Claudianus area (Tiberiane), telling him to collect a bundle of bags sent with the camel-driver Maronas. Valerius is to keep 8 chabonia for himself, pass the bags and a small tablet addressed to Dioskorous on to Phthaus, and give 2 chabonia to Kolophonios.
Chabonia (chabonion) is an obscure term for some small item, probably a foodstuff such as a type of loaf or cake; its exact meaning is uncertain. Some sources normalize the writer's name as Petenephotes.
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. κόμισαι παρὰ Μαρωνᾶτος καμηλίτου δέσμην μαρσιππίων, ὅπου μαρσίππια τέσσερα καὶ πινακίδιον γεγραμμένον Διοσκοροῦτι, καὶ ἀρῖς ἐκ τοῦ μαρσιππίου χαβόνια η. ἆρον σεαυτῷ αὐτὰ καὶ δώσεις Φθαῦτι τὸ πινακίδιον καὶ τὰ μαρσίππια ἵνα δῷ αὐτὰ ε…
Spotted an error, a mis-mapped findspot, or have a suggestion? We read every note.