p.mil.vogl.3.201
Φίλων Μελανᾷ τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν. καὶ κατʼ ὄψιν σε παρεκάλεσα ἕνεκα τῶν δέκα σταθμίων τῶν ἐρίων, ὅπως ἐν τάχει αὐτὰ ἀπαρτίσῃς· καὶ νῦν ἐρωτηθεὶς σπούδασον τῷ ἀναδιδόντι σοι τὸ ἐπιστόλιον αὐτὰ δοῦναι. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.
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Letter from Philon to Melanas about ten measures of wool TM 28856Tebtynis (Arsinoites)II
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A short private letter from Philon to Melanas, reminding him of an earlier request made in person to finish ten units of wool quickly and asking him to hand them over to the bearer of the letter. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from Tebtynis in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
Philon to his dearest Melanas, greetings.
I also urged you in person about the ten stathmia of wool, that you should finish them quickly; and now, being asked, make haste to give them to the one delivering this letter to you.
I pray for your health.
A stathmion is a unit of weight, here apparently used for portions of wool; the verb translated 'finish' may refer to completing the processing of the wool.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettera di Filone). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.