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A private business letter from Athenodoros to Soterichos, whom he calls brother, saying he has chartered boats on the word of Apollonios the prostates and asking for prompt word about 400 artabas of grain that are ready, with the boats expected on the 3rd. It was written on 26 June 9 BC in the Herakleopolite nome.
A prostates is a superintendent or patron, often the head of an association; the exact role here is unclear. Part of line 5 is lost, so the action concerning the 400 artabas is uncertain.
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.
Ἀθηνόδωρος Σωτηρίχωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν καὶ ὑγιαίνειν· ἐπὶ τῇ Ἀπολλωνίου τοῦ προστάτου φάσει νεναύλωμαι πλοῖα εἴ σοι συμφέρει τετρακοσίας ἀρτάβας […]ἑτοίμας οὔσας· ἐὰν λάβῃς τὴν ἐπιστολὴν εὐθέως μοι διασάφησον· τὰ γὰρ πλοῖα τῇ γ προσδέχου· καὶ σεαυτοῦ ἐπιμέλου ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνῃς· ἔρρω…
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