Private Letter
Letter from the centurion Iulius Clemens to Sokration son of Horeinos, thanking him for sending olive oil to Ptolemaios
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Letter from the centurion Julius Clemens to Socration thanking him for oil TM 17242Alexandriareign of Hadrian
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A private letter from Julius Clemens, a centurion of the Legio XXII Deiotariana, to Socration son of Horeinos, thanking him for oil that Ptolemaios reports having received and offering to help with anything Socration needs. It dates to the reign of Hadrian and was written at Alexandria.
In English machine translation
[recto]
Julius Clemens, centurion, to the most honoured Socration, greetings.
I am grateful to you for your kindness concerning the oil, as Ptolemaios wrote to me that he had received it. And you too, write to me about whatever you need, knowing that I gladly do everything for you.
I pray for your health, most honoured one.
Year […] of Trajan Hadrian the lord, Phamenoth […].
[verso]
To Socration son of Horeinos, from Julius Clemens of the 22nd legion Deiotariana.
The regnal year and day in the dating clause are lost, so only the month Phamenoth survives. The Legio XXII Deiotariana was stationed near Alexandria until its disappearance under Hadrian.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Julius Clemens to Socration). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.mich.8.483
[r] Ἰούλιος Κλήμης ἑκατοντάρχης Σωκρατίωνι τῶι τιμιωτάτωι χαίρειν. χάριν σοι ἔχω τῇ φιλανθρωπίᾳ περὶ τοῦ ἐλαίου καθὼς ἔγραψέ μοι Πτολεμαῖος παρειληφέναι αὐτό. καὶ σὺ δὲ περὶ ὧν ἐὰν χρείαν ἔχῃς γράφε μοι, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἡδέως πάντα σοι ποιῶ. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, τιμιώτατε. ἔτους[…] Τρα…