Letter ordering pigs for soldiers to be supplied to Kollouthos the pork-butcher TM 37328Aphrodite (Aphrodito), Antaiopolite nome, province of the Lower Thebais, Thebais, EgyptVIth century A.D.

Fragmentary letter from Aphrodito in the Antaiopolite nome, 6th century AD, ordering the recipients to procure pigs worth 6 solidi for Kollouthos the pork-butcher, for the needs of the soldiers. The writer insists the butcher be dispatched promptly and threatens consequences, swearing by God, if the debts are not paid in full; it was written by Isakis, a tabularius.

In English machine translation

The tabularius was a fiscal accounts official; the solidi are described as 'full-weight' (eustathmos). The name Kollouthos is partly restored.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.