Letter from Ischyrion to his son Dionysotheon about attending in official dress TM 31349Oxyrhynchus3rd or 4th century

[recto] To my lord son Dionysotheon, your father, greetings. There is once again an opportunity, through someone going up to you; it became necessary for me to greet you. I am very surprised, my son, that up to today I have not received letters from you informing me about your well-being. Even so, my lord, write back to me quickly; for I am very distressed because I have not received letters from you. Go to my brother Theodoros and make him trouble himself to go to Timotheos and tell him to get ready so that he may go in to attend. For already those from the other cities have brought a statement of attendance (?) to their colleagues and have gone in. So let the one who is coming know that he is to go in with the proper dress, so that he may go in ready. Let them not wish to bring us into conflict with one another unknowingly, since they know that the same thing applies to all of us. For we were ordered to go in with our cloaks, so let the one who is coming come ready, as one about to attend. I greet my sweetest daughter Makaria and my lady your mother and all our people by name. I pray for your health for many years, lord son. Epeiph 22. [verso] To my lord son Dionysotheon, Ischyrion, tabularius.