A fragmentary letter from Alypios, the estate owner, to his manager Heroninos at Theadelphia in the Arsinoite nome. It concerns the servant Eirenaios, assigned for a year, and his allowance of four drachmas with oil and vinegar, and mentions pulses and animals.
In English machine translation
From Alypios.
Since it seemed good to the [dekaprotoi] that the servant Ei[renaios] should be of service [to us for a] year, let him be with […] who are at the river (?), [receiving] four [drachmas] and of oil […] [and] of vinegar a sufficient amount […] for service […] management and […] the [pul]ses that are with you […] and animals […] having sent […]
To Heron[inos] […]
Year 7
Part of the Heroninos archive, the papers of the manager of Aurelius Appianus's estate, which date to the mid 3rd century AD. The restoration of the dekaprotoi (local tax officials) and of the name Eirenaios is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Corrispondenza heroniniana - Alypios). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.