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A private letter from Philon to his brother Philon, who has moved to the Oxyrhynchite nome, sending greetings to him, Arsinoe and the children. He urges him to settle some matter concerning a secretarial post quickly, to look after his health, and to write regularly with news, since nothing has been heard from him for a long time. Mid-3rd century BC, Arsinoite nome.
The middle of the letter is badly damaged, so the business concerning the grammateia (a scribal or secretarial office) is unclear. 'Brother' may be literal or a term of affection.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettera di Philon a Philon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Φίλων Φίλωνι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν· εἰ ἔρρωσαι καὶ Ἀρσινόη καὶ τὰ παιδία τά τε ἄλλα σοι κατὰ γνώμην ἐστίν, εἴη ἂν εὖ ὡς βούλομαι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι πάντες· μετεληλυθὼς εἰς τὸν Ὀξυρυγχίτην καλῶς ποίει διαθεσόμενος τὴν ταχίστην εἴς τε τὴν γραμματείαν ὡς …[…] […]η σοι· χα…
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