o.claud.2.256
Λιβανὸς Σαραπάμμωνι τῷ φιλτάτῳ πολλὰ χαίρειν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τῇ κυρείᾳ Ἴσιδι ἐν Ῥαειμα. ἔπεμψά σοι διὰ Ἰανουαρίου δέσμην καυλίων. τὰ νῦν μὴ ἀμελήσῃς γράψον μοι περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας σου.
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Letter from Libanos to Sarapammon about a bundle of cabbages TM 29676RaimaMitte II
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A short letter on an ostracon from Libanos to Sarapammon, sent from the fort of Raima in the Eastern Desert of Egypt in the mid-2nd century AD. He tells him he has sent a bundle of cabbages through Ianuarius and asks for news of his health.
In English machine translation
Libanos to his dearest Sarapammon, many greetings.
And I make your obeisance before the lady Isis in Raeima. I sent you through Ianuarius a bundle of cabbages. Now do not neglect to write to me about your well-being.
The word kaulia means stalks or cabbage-stems, here probably cabbages. The 'obeisance' (proskynema) is a customary formula in which the writer prays to a god on behalf of the recipient.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Deux notes d’envoi de Libianos à Sarapammôn). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.