Letter from Samanetos to Amphiomis about a bundle TM 89215This document was discovered in a Roman dump at Berenike.A.D. 50 - 75

Fragment of a letter on an ostracon from Samanetos (or Samanes) to Amphiomis, asking that something, apparently a bundle, be received from someone; a camel is also mentioned. It was found in a Roman rubbish dump at Berenike on the Red Sea and dates to about AD 50-75.

In English machine translation

The sender's name appears in the genitive (Samanetos); the nominative may be Samanes. Most of the text is lost after the opening lines.

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