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A fragmentary private letter from a son to his father Julius, with the usual prayer for his health and an obeisance before the gods. The son apparently defends himself against some misunderstanding, says he received everything, and sends greetings to his sister, Antoninus, Didyme and the household. It dates to the 2nd century AD.
The word kallynthron, probably a broom or sweeping implement, is rare and its context is lost. The name written Dydyme is a variant spelling of Didyme.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Private 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.
[r] […]Ἰουλίῳ[…] …ῳ τῷ πατρὶ πλεῖστα χαίρειν.[…] πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν καὶ τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιοῦμαι παρὰ[…] γιγνώσκειν σε θέλω, πάτερ, ὅτι […]ουσα […]…[…]…τ[…]ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ ὁ πρ[…] […]θειν παραγεγραμμένον. ἐγὼ οὐδὲν τούτων […] ἐπλάνατο. ἐγὼ γὰρ ἀναπείθων […]…μου ἐκομι…
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