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Letter from Heroninos to his son Heronas about delivery of wine TM 11159Theadelphia (Arsinoites)16. Sept. 265

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A short business letter from Heroninos, manager on the Appianus estate at Theadelphia, to his son Heronas, instructing him to hand over two donkey-loads (8 dichora) of wine to the bearer in exchange for cash. It dates to 16 September 265.

In English machine translation

Heroninos to Heronas his son, greetings. Please give to the bearer of this my letter two donkey-loads of wine, which are 8 dichora, from the Chrysochoos (estate?), receiving from him whatever cash he gives you. I pray for your health. Year 13, Thoth 19. If they want another donkey-load, give it to them after receiving the price.

Part of the Heroninos archive. A dichoron is a two-chous wine jar; 'Chrysochoos' may be a place or estate name or a goldsmith.

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 - Heroneinos). 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.flor.2.274

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 16. Sept. 265 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

Ἡρωνεῖνος Ἡρωνᾷ τῷ υἱῷ χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσεις δοὺς τῷ ἀναδιδόντι σοι ταῦτά μου τά γράμματα οἴνου γομάρια δύο ἅ ἐστιν δίχωρα ὀκτὼ ἐκ τοῦ Χρυσοχόου λαβὼν παρʼ αὐτοῦ ὃ ἐὰν δωσῃ σοι κέρμα. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. ἔτους ιγ Θὼθ ιθ. ἐὰν δὲ ἄλλο γομάριν θέλωσιν δὸς αὐτοῖς λαβὼν τὴν τιμήν.