Letter from the actuarius Agathos to Abinnaeus about delivery of the annona TM 10024Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)ca. 346

To my master Abinnaeus, Agathos. I have written on another occasion too to your goodness, master, that I am being detained by Julianus the officialis on account of other letters, and since it was reported to me that Uranios […] did not deliver the annona into the camp, I had the exactor write to him so that he would receive it from the men of Taurinos; and do not release him until I get rid of the officialis and come to the camp and settle my account with him. For thus my lord the dux ordered that all the annona of the year be delivered into the camp, on the petition of the actuarii of the Upper Thebaid, and he ordered that after the delivery of the grain an officialis be sent to inspect jointly the wheat-and-barley that has been set aside (?). For this reason I hastened to write to your goodness, master, so that you may have all the wheat and barley delivered and no further blame will follow about this. If it seems good to you, send to the city the recruit Apollon of Dionysias who has just been enlisted, on account of the sportulae, since I am being detained by the officialis for this reason. I pray for your health, lord patron. [Address] To my master the praepositus Abinnaeus, Agathos the actuarius.