Order from Sosibios to Andouros
Remains of a customs pass for oil and wine exportation.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 70803
Customs pass for oil and wine for Pakoibis son of Kleitos TM 70803Roman dump at Berenike.33 - 70 A.D.?
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A short order or customs pass from Sosibios to Andouros authorizing the passage of 4 half-jars of oil and 4 Italian jars of wine for Pakoibis son of Kleitos. It was found in the Roman rubbish dump at Berenike on the Red Sea and dates to roughly AD 33-70.
In English machine translation
Sosibios to Andouros, greetings. Let pass for Pakoibis son of Kleitos 4 half-jars of oil and 4 Italian jars of wine.
"Italian" (italika) refers to a type of wine jar, probably Italian-style amphorae. Such passes from Berenike authorized goods to leave or pass a checkpoint.
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.1.26
Σωσίβιος Ἀνδουρωι χαίρειν·πάρες Πακοίβι Κλείτου ἐλαίου ἡμικάδια δ καὶ οἴνου ἰταλικὰ δ.