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A private letter from Eurylochos to Athenodoros, written in the Herakleopolite nome in the reign of Augustus. He mentions sealing a letter about a key, reports news about a certain Sokrates, and says he wants to secure the house so it is not disturbed.
The regnal year is lost; 'Caesar' alone points to the reign of Augustus, late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD. Much of the middle of the letter is damaged, so its exact account of Sokrates is unclear.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Εὐρύλοχος Ἀθηνοδώρωι τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρωμένῳ διευτυχεῖν· τὴν περὶ τὴν κλεῖδα ἐπιστολὴν συνεσφράγισμαί σοι· Σωκράτης δὲ λέγεται εἰς καταφ… τὸν σήμερον … […]ρεξέχομαι οὖν ἵνα κατὰ τὸ μὴ ὀχληθῆναι τὴν οἰκίαν ἀσφαλίσωμαι· ὁ γὰρ α…ω … καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν λεγε[…]…[…]ὑπολελογηκέναι…
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