Letter Hilarion APIS toronto.apis.17 (CaOTU)17 p.oxy.4.744 F0827 Hilarion writes from Alexandria to his wife Alis, telling her that he must remain there and offering reassurance. The instruction given at lines 8-10 is ambiguous and the subject of much discussion. Recto and verso published. Margins: left, 1.7 cm.; bottom, 5.1 cm.; top, 3.5 cm.; right, .2 cm.; M3 75 29th year of the Emperor Augustus, 23rd day of the Egyptian month Pauni. Greek 1 papyrus; 25 x 14.3 cm. MS collection, 175; Box 3 Papyrus patch on verso. 15 lines, on recto along the fibers. On verso, along the fibers, address.

Regular cursive.

 17 June 1 B.C. Alexandria (found in Oxyrhynchus) Alis Berous Apollonarion APIS keywords are controlled locally at the institution level. They are not necessarily consistent. English Greek Private letter Oxyrhynchus; Alexandria Private letters, Roman Papyri
Hilarion to his sister Alis, many greetings, also to my lady Berous and Apollonarion. Know that I am still in Alexandria; and do not worry if they wholly set out, I am staying in Alexandria. I ask you and entreat you, take care of the child, and if I receive my pay soon, I will send it up to you. Above all, if you bear a child and it is male, let it be; if it is female, cast it out. You have told Aphrodisias, "Do not forget me." But how can I forget you? Thus I'm asking you not to worry. The 29th year of Caesar, Pauni 23. (verso) Hilarion to Alis, deliver.
Deissmann, Licht vom Osten (4th ed.), 134f.; Select Papyri I 105; Witkowski, Epistulae Privatae (2nd ed.), no. 72; Milligan, G., Selections from the Greek Papyri, no. 12; White, J.L., Light from Ancient Letters, no. 72 BL 1, 328; 2.2, 97; 3, 132; 7, 130; 9, 181; see (with additional references) St. West, ZPE 121 (1998), 167-172. P.Oxy.:4:744