Order from Sosibios to Andouros
Remains of a customs pass for wine exportation.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 70792
Order from Sosibios to Andouros to let wine pass for Psinosiris TM 70792Roman dump at Berenike.33 - 70 A.D.?
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A short order or pass on an ostracon from the Roman dump at Berenike, in which Sosibios instructs Andouros to let Psinosiris son of Petesis pass with two Italian jars of wine. It dates to about AD 33-70.
In English machine translation
Sosibios to Andouros, greetings. Let pass for Psinosiris son of Petesis 2 Italian (jars) of wine.
Such Berenike passes are usually understood as customs or toll clearances for goods moving through the port. "Italian" refers to a type of wine jar (amphora), the unit of the wine being passed.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Order from Sosibios to Andouros). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
o.berenike.1.15
Σωσίβιος Ἀνδουρωι χαίρειν· πάρες Ψινοσίρει Πετήσιος οἴνου ἰταλικὰ β.