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A short letter from Ausonius to the holy man Apa Papnouthios, reporting that he has followed his instructions by summoning and reminding a man named Horos, and asking for further orders and for his prayers. It dates to the mid-4th century AD.
Apa Papnouthios was a Christian ascetic who received many letters asking for his intercession; "father" here is a spiritual title, not a family one. "From Philonikos" may refer to a place or to Horos' employer.
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 Ausonius). 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] τῷ ἀγαπητῷ πατρὶ ἄπα Παπνουθίῳ Αὐσόνιος. μεμνημένος τῶν ἐντολῶν τῆς σῆς θεοσεβείας μετεπεμψάμην Ὧρον τὸν ἀπὸ Φιλονίκου καὶ ὑπέμνησα αὐτόν, Γάλλον δὲ ἠξίωσα ἐν ἅπασι ὑπομνῆσαί με ἵνʼ ἐν τοῖς δυνατοῖς τὴν παρʼ ἐμοῦ σπουδὴν ἐνδείξω· ἵνα δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ τούτου καὶ ἐπὶ πάντων κελεύσῃς …
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