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Letter from Chous the tabularius to Dorotheos about a debt of chaff TM 33720OxyrhynchosIV

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A private letter of the 4th century AD from Oxyrhynchus, in which Chous, a tabularius (record-keeper), asks his 'brother' Dorotheos to take over a debt of chaff owed by Chous's foster-son Akoris, who will travel with Dorotheos and repay him up-country. Chous says he has carried out Dorotheos's earlier request and offers further service.

In English machine translation

To my lord brother Dorotheos, Chous, tabularius, greetings. Since my foster-son Akoris owes chaff, take upon yourself what he owes, and when you are about to come up, he is coming with you and will pay you here up-country. As you ordered me, I have put it into effect. But see that you do not neglect it. And you too, give me orders for whatever I can do, so that I may show you my goodwill. I pray for your health, brother.

A tabularius was a municipal or fiscal record-keeper. 'Trophimos' may mean foster-son or ward, and 'brother' is likely a courtesy form of address.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter from Choüs to Dorotheus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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p.oxy.48.3411

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV · Oxyrhynchos

κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Δωροθέῳ Χωοῦς ταβουλάριος χαίρειν. ἐπειδὴ ὁ τρόφιμός μου Ἀκῶρις χρεωστεῖ ἄχυρον ἵνα οὖν ἀναλάβῃς σαυτῷ ἃ χρεωστεῖ καὶ ὅτε μέλλεις ἐλθεῖν ἄνω ἔρχεται μετʼ σοῦ καὶ πληρώνει σε ὧδε ἄνω. ὥσπερ ἐκέλευσάς με εἰς ἔργον ἐποίησα. ἀλλʼ ὅρα μὴ ἀμελῇς. καὶ σὺ κέλευε εἰς ἃ δύ…