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Letter from Klematios to Abinnaeus asking leave for the recruit Ision TM 10030Philadelphia? (Arsinoites)ca. 346

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A letter from Klematios to Flavius Abinnaeus, commander of the camp at Dionysias, asking that a recruit named Ision, father-in-law of the brother of the cornicularius Paulos, be released to look after Klematios' affairs, subject to recall when needed. It dates to about AD 346 and belongs to the Abinnaeus archive.

In English machine translation

To my master Abinnaeus, Klematios. We always pray that all our friends fare well, advancing to greater things, so that we too may seem to enjoy their success. This one thing, then, I have to ask of your goodness by letter, incomparable lord, and so that you may not think that I do this for some gain, I make the matter known to your nobility. A certain Ision, a recruit (promotus) among those under your care, is of concern to me, and he is also of concern to my lord and brother Paulos, the cornicularius of the camp. For he happens to be the father-in-law of Timotheos, veteran, who holds property in Par[…], who is the full brother of the aforesaid Paulos. Since, then, there is no difference between me and them, for this reason I hastened to ask you to allow this man to attend to our affairs, as you are able, whenever some necessity presses, to recall him and then immediately let him do as I said before, attend to our affairs. So that we may know that you have assented to our request, deign, my lord, on receiving my letter, to write back to me about this. I pray for your health for many years, lord. [address] To my master Abinnaeus, Klematios.

A promotus was a soldier recently enrolled or promoted; the cornicularius was the chief clerk of a military unit. The place name where Timotheos held property is only partly legible.

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

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · ca. 346 · Philadelphia? (Arsinoites)

τῷ δεσπότῃ μου Ἀβιννέῳ Κλημάτιος. πάντας τοὺς φίλους ἀεὶ εὐχόμεθα ἐν μείζοσιν προκόπτοντας πράττειν, ἵνα καὶ ἡμεῖς τῆς πράξεως ἐκείνων ἀπολαύειν δοκῶμεν. ἓν οὖν καὶ τοῦτό μοί ἐστιν διὰ γραμμάτων παρακαλέσαι τὴν σὴν χρηστότητα, κύριε, ἀπαράβλητε, καὶ ἵνα μὴ νομίσῃς διά τι κέρδος τ…