o.claud.2.252
Πετενεφώτης … Σαραπίωνι τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ χαίρειν. ἐπεὶ λέγουσιν ἔχειν σε ἐπιστολὰς ἡμῶν ἀπὸ Αἰγύπτου, εὖ ποιήσεις, ἐὰν ἔχῃς μου ἐπιστόλια, πέμψον μοι, ἐπὶ ἀναγκαῖα εἰσίν. ἀσπάζου τοὺς φιλοῦντάς σε πάντας. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Petenephotes to Sarapion asking for letters from Egypt TM 29672TiberianeMitte II
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A short private letter on an ostracon from Petenephotes to Sarapion, asking him to forward any letters for Petenephotes that have arrived from Egypt, since they are urgent. It comes from Mons Claudianus (Tiberiane) in the Eastern Desert and dates to the mid-2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Petenephotes […] to his most honoured Sarapion, greetings. Since they say that you have letters of ours from Egypt, please, if you have letters of mine, send them to me, for they are urgent.
Greet all those who love you.
Farewell.
"From Egypt" here means from the Nile valley, as seen by people living at the desert quarry site. Some illegible traces follow the sender's name.
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 Sarapion). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.