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A private letter from Ptolemaios, a soldier, to his sister Souera, telling her that on 21 Epeiph he became a sesquiplicarius in a cavalry unit, followed by greetings to family and friends. It comes from the Arsinoite nome and dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
A sesquiplicarius was a Roman soldier receiving one and a half times standard pay, a junior rank. The name of the unit, ala Veterana Gallica, is an editorial restoration, as is the verb describing his appointment.
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] Πτολεμαῖος Σουήρῃ τῇ ἀδελφῇ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπιδι καὶ τοῖς συννάοις θεοῖς. γινώσκειν σὲ θέλω, ὅτι τῇ μιᾷ καὶ εἰκάδι τοῦ Ἐπὶφ […]άμην σησκουπλικιάριος εἰς τὴν ἄλαν οὐετρανὴν Γαλλικὴν, ἄσπασαι Ζώσιμον καὶ Λογγῖνον καὶΣερῆνον τὸν καὶ Στρη…
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