Letter from Joseph to a brother about wheat bundles and loading TM 86837Memnoneia - Djeme (Thebes west)1. Hälfte VII

A Coptic letter on an ostracon from Joseph to a brother, sending four bundles of wheat and asking him to find a reliable man to load goods until Joseph comes south, and to pass instructions to a certain John. It dates to the first half of the 7th century AD, from the Theban west bank (Djeme area).

In English machine translation

The Greek loanword thallion denotes a bundle or measure of produce (here wheat); its exact quantity is uncertain. The sender's name Joseph is largely 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.