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A private letter from Theon to his 'brother' Ammonios, complaining that he has received no letters for many days and asking why, while assuring Ammonios that he writes regularly and offering to do whatever he wishes. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus.
The address on the back is abbreviated: 'Apollo(...)' may be Theon's father's name (e.g. Apollonios), and the phrase 'eis ta Theonos' probably means 'to the house or office of Theon the banker'. 'Brother' may be a term of affection rather than literal kinship.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Theon to Ammonius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] Θέων Ἀμμωνίωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. πολλαὶ ἡμέραι σου ἐπιστόλια οὐκ ἔλαβον καὶ διὰ τί ἐρωτῶ σε δηλῶσαί μοι. ὅτι μὲν γὰρ αὐτός σοι ἀνελλιπῶς γράφω, τοῦτο καὶ πέπεισαι. πρὸ τῶν ὅλων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν σὺν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καὶ γράφειν μοι περὶ ὧν βούλει ἡδέως ποιήσοντι. ἔρρωσο ἄδε…
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