Fragment of a letter mentioning a tunic TM 89230This document was discovered in a Roman dump at Berenike.A.D. 50 - 75

Fragment of a private letter on an ostracon found in a Roman rubbish dump at Berenike on the Red Sea coast, dating to about AD 50-75. Only a closing instruction survives, urging the recipient not to do otherwise, along with a mention of a tunic.

In English machine translation

"Do not do otherwise" is a standard formula in letters for insisting that instructions be followed.

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.