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A letter from Apollos to Flavius Abinnaeus, whom he addresses as his lord father, inviting him to attend a festive occasion (the "good day") together with his son Constantius, another man with his wife and sons, and Papos with his wife. It belongs to the archive of Abinnaeus, a military commander in the Fayum, from the mid-4th century AD.
The "good day" probably refers to a family celebration such as a wedding; the middle of the letter is badly damaged. "Father" may be a respectful form of address rather than a literal relationship.
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 πατρὶ Ἀβιννείῳ Ἀπολλῶς. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὁλόκληρον ἀπολαβεῖν τὰ παρʼἐμοῦ γράμματα. καλῶς ποιήσεις κύριέ μου πάτερ ἐπιδημῶν[…] δ[…]…[…]α τα[…]…[…]απ…… π……[…]…κα…ε ἀπαντήσῃς εἰς τὴν ἀγαθὴν ἡμέραν μετὰ Κοσταντίου τοῦ υἱοῦ σου καὶ Ἀδ… τιον καὶ τὴν σύμβιον αὐτοῦ…
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