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Letter from Theoninos reproaching Didymos for not writing TM 31149Arsinoites ?, ÄgyptenIII

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A private letter from Aurelius Theoninos to his friend Didymos, reproaching him for never writing back despite being sent letters and even writing paper, and accusing him of growing proud with wealth. He asks for more frequent letters and sends greetings to 'our father' Souchion. It dates to the 3rd century AD, probably from the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

Aurelius Theoninos to the most honoured Didymos, greetings. I shall not imitate you or your unkind letters, but I write as Theoninos once again to Didymos. For although I have often written to you and sent you letter-papers, so that you would be well supplied for writing to me, you have not deigned at all, in any way whatever, to remember me; but clearly, puffed up by wealth and a great abundance of money, you look down on your friends. Do not be like this towards Theoninos your brother, but write letters to us more often, so that through your letters your friend may be well supplied with news of your affairs. For you yourself are not unaware that I eagerly inquire each time about your health from those who come to us. I greet our father Souchion. [verso] To Didymos, his friend.

'Brother' and 'father' are likely terms of affection between friends rather than literal kinship. The phrase 'news of your affairs' rests on an editorial restoration.

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 Theoninos a Didymos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.flor.3.367

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · III · Arsinoites ?, Ägypten

[r] Αὐρήλιος Θεωνεῖνος Διδύμωι τῶι τιμιωτάτωι χαίρειν. ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ μιμήσομαί σε οὐδὲ τὰς ἀπανθρώπους σου ἐπιστολὰς, ἀλλʼ ἐπιστέλλω ὡς Θεωνεῖνος πάλιν Διδύμῳ. καὶ γὰρ καὶ πολλάκις μου ἐπιστείλαντός σοι καὶ χάρτας ἐπιστολικοὺς ἀποστείλαντος, ἵνʼ εὐπορῇς τοῦ γράφειν μοι, σὺ οὐδὲ ὅλως …