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A private letter from a woman named Apia to her brother Zoilos, asking him not to let Sarapion idle about but to put him to work and keep a close eye on him. She mentions loaves she has baked and will send through Ptolemaios, and exchanges greetings with relatives and acquaintances. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from the Oxyrhynchite nome.
Sarapion is probably a son or young dependant; the verb rhembesthai suggests roaming about aimlessly. 'Brother' may be literal or a term of affection, possibly for a husband.
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 Apia). 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] Ἀπία Ζωίλωι τῶι ἀδελφῶι χαίρειν. πρὸ πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν. ἐρωτηθεὶς, ἀδελφέ, Σαραπίωνα μὴ ἀφῇς ἀργεῖν καὶ ῥέμβεσθαι, ἀλλὰ εἰς ἐργασίαν αὐτὸν βάλε. ἐγὼ μὲν τοὺς ἄρτους ἐποίησα. πέμψω δέ σοι διὰ Πτολεμαίου ὅταν αὐτὸς ὁ Πτολεμαῖος λάβῃ. ἄσπασαι Μοδεστᾶν καὶ τὸν υἱόν. παρ…
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