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A fragmentary letter, possibly official, from Epiodoros to Philon, referring to instructions given by the royal scribe and asking Philon to come to Kerkeosiris. The writer warns that otherwise he will have to go back to someone without having achieved anything. It dates to the 3rd century BC, from Kerkeosiris in the Arsinoite nome.
The royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) was a senior financial and administrative official of the nome; his name survives only as Dio[…].
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment eines amtlichen (?) Briefes). 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] Ἠπιόδωρος Φίλωνι χαίρειν. ……σαι καθότι σοι ἐνετείλατο Διο… τος ὁ βασιλικὸς γραμματεύς. καλῶς ποιήσεις παραγενηθεὶς εἰς Κερκεοσῖριν ……εικασης …ε…ρ… …α…αρα ἀσχολίαι απο…… …στους… τ……α κατέχων … ἀναλύειν …… …π…αγνωι ἀναγκασθήσομαι ἀπράκτως ἀναλύειν πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον τα…αιρα…θιαν…
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