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A private letter from Lucius to Apolinarios, telling him that after the death of Zopyros others are eager to marry Tais, daughter of Amphithales, and urging him to act quickly if he wants the match. He also asks for a jar of salted fish and sends greetings to the children. It comes from Oxyrhynchus, AD 2nd-3rd century.
The verb rendered 'lying in wait' implies rival suitors; 'the son of Sebasteinos' is understood from the Greek article, and the point of his having no mother is unclear. 'Brother' may be a term of affection rather than 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 Lucius). 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] Λούκιος Ἀπολιναρίωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. ἐπεὶ Ζωπύρου τελευτήσαντος τῇ Ταΐδι τοῦ Ἀμφιθαλέος εἰσὶν οἱ ἐφεδρεύοντες, ὡμίλησας δέ μοί ποτε περὶ τούτου, φανερόν σοι ποιῶ ἵνα ἐὰν δοκιμάσῃς ποιήσῃς πρὶν προλημφθῆναι· οὐδὲ γὰρ ὁ τοῦ Σεβαστείνου μητέρα ἔχει. ἐὰν ταρίχια σεαυτῷ ποιῇς …
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