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A private letter from Apollos to his brother Theon, expressing concern at news that Theon is unwell and mentioning dealings with a man from whom he received something and to whom he paid a boat fare. It closes with greetings from Soteris, her mother, Charidemos and his wife. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
The verb rendered 'unwell' literally means 'to be sluggish', here probably of illness. 'Ammas' may be a familiar term for mother or nurse rather than a name; 'brother' may be a term of affection.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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] Ἀπολλὼς Θέωνι τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπιδι. ἀκούσας ὅτι νωθρεύῃ ἀγωνιοῦμεν. πολλάκις σοι ἔγραψα περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας σου […]…οτες ἄνθρωπος καὶ συνείλημμαι αὐτὸν ὡς σοῦ παρόντος τ[…]βιριν μόνον ἔλαβα παρʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτῷ ναῦλον …
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