Letter of Athenodoros to Theophilos about a tax collector's abuse of a farmer TM 23364Herakleopolites9. Aug. 10 v.Chr.

A letter from Athenodoros to Theophilos, whom he calls brother, complaining that the tax collector of the village of Peensamoi seriously mistreated Petesouchos, one of their farmers, while demanding wheat from him. Athenodoros asks Theophilos to deal with the matter. It was written in the Herakleopolite nome in August 10 BC.

In English machine translation

The edition prints the regnal year as 'year 2' of Caesar, but the date of 10 BC corresponds to year 20 of Augustus, so the numeral is probably incompletely read; the translation reflects the recorded date. 'Brother' may be a courteous form of address rather than a family relationship.

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.