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Letter from Arrius Eudaemon to Dionysios, strategos of the Apollonopolite nome TM 26931Oxyrhynchites (?)II

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A private letter from Arrius Eudaemon to Dionysios, whom he calls brother and who was strategos of the Apollonopolite nome. He acknowledges Dionysios' first letter, brought by Sarapiakos, and expects him to come in line with instructions from the head of the Idios Logos about an agreement; it dates to the 2nd century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] Arrius Eudaemon to Dionysios his brother, greetings. This is the first and only letter of yours I have received, through Sarapiakos. That you yourself are well, are applying yourself to your work, and share my joy at my safe return, you do well. I expect you to come in accordance with what was recently written about the agreement by the official in charge of the Idios Logos. My wife and the children greet you. Greet from us […] (?) and your mother ⟦Stephanous⟧ Demetrous. I pray for your health, most honoured brother. [verso] To Dionysios, brother, strategos of the Apollonopolite nome, from Arrius Eudaemon.

The Idios Logos was the Roman special account in Egypt, handling confiscations and irregular revenues. "Brother" may be a courtesy term between officials rather than a sign of 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 of Arrius Eudaemon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · II · Oxyrhynchites (?)

[r] Ἄρριος Εὐδαίμων Διονυσίωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. ταύτην πρώτην καὶ μόνην ἔλαβόν σου ἐπιστολὴν διὰ Σαραπιακοῦ. ὅτι δὲ αὐτός τε ἔρρωσαι καὶ τοῖς ἔργοις ἔνκεισαι καὶ ἐμοὶ σωθέντι συνήδῃ, καλῶς ποιεῖς. προσδοκῶ δέ σε ἥξειν κατὰ τὰ καὶ ὑπὸ τοῦ πρὸς τῷ ἰδίῳ λόγῳ ἔναγχος περὶ τῆς συμφ…