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A letter from Plutammon to Abinnaeus, the commander of the fort at Dionysias, complaining that Abinnaeus left the city without giving him instructions about the peasants and their arrears. It dates to the mid-4th century AD and belongs to the Abinnaeus archive, probably from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome.
The word translated 'arrears' (loipas) refers to outstanding balances, probably of taxes or dues. The text breaks off after the opening complaint, so the rest of the request is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἀβιννέῳ Πλουτάμμων. θαυμάζω ὡς ἀλόγως ἐξοίκησας ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως μὴ συνταξάμενός μοι περὶ τῶν ἀγροίκων ἕνεκεν τῆς λοιπάδος. πρᾶγμα γὰρ οὔκ ἐστι πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὴν σὴν [… 1 line lost …] [… ? lines lost …] [v] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ […]
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