Fragmentary ostracon mentioning a book TM 70890Roman dump at Berenike.33 - 70 A.D.?

A badly damaged Greek ostracon from the Roman rubbish dump at Berenike on the Red Sea coast, probably of the 1st century AD. Only scattered words survive, including a mention of a book or papyrus roll and of someone asking, so its purpose cannot be determined.

In English machine translation

The word byblion can mean a book, a papyrus roll or a written document. The last line ending in -psate may come from an imperative such as 'send' or 'write', which would suggest a letter, but this is uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Greek Ostracon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.