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A private letter on an ostracon from Julia to Asiatikos, whom she calls brother and fellow citizen, found at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert. She reports that Julius reacted with scorn and insults to Asiatikos' promise to send money, complains that he mistreats her, and asks Asiatikos to tell Heron to send the boy.
The form apolou is unclear; it may mean 'you will perish' or be a vulgar spelling of another verb. 'Brother' may be a term of affection rather than kinship, and 'pais' can mean a slave or a boy.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letters Sent or Written by Maximus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Ἰουλία Ἀσιατικῷ τῷ ἀδελφῷ καὶ συμπολίτῃ πλεῖστα χαίρειν· εὐχαριστῶ σοι κατὰ πάντα· ἔγραψες λέγων Ἰουλίῳ ὅτι πέμψω σοι τὸν χαλκόν. ἀκούσας ἐξουθενεῖ σε καὶ λέγει ὅτι ἀπολοῦ. εἴρηκε καὶ χείρω· ἐμοὶ παραχρᾶται. ἄσπασαι τούς σε φιλοῦντας πάντας. ἄσπασαι Ἥρωνα καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ πέμψον τὸ…
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