Fragment of a private letter mentioning Herakleides TM 117587Arsinoites oder Herakleopolites (?)spätes III - Mitte II v.Chr.

Fragment of a private Greek letter from the Ptolemaic period, probably from the Arsinoite or Herakleopolite nome. The writer mentions a Herakleides and his brother and someone living in the same house, explains that he decided to write, and begins a polite request.

In English machine translation

The phrase "charizoio de" ("please be so kind as to") is a standard courteous formula introducing a request in Ptolemaic letters.

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