Letter from Herodes to Herakleios, steward of the strategos Apollonios TM 19632Hermopolis ?30. Okt. 116

Herodes to the most honoured Herakleios, greetings. Know that on the third of the month I arrived at Alexandria, although I ran great danger to my life from a violent storm, and that on the same third I delivered to Apia the letter from our friend Apollos, in which I told her that Achilles, hearing in passing that I was about to sail down, (wished to sail down) soon, having heard that his son was ill; and now I say that, with god's help, he is well. I ask you therefore […] to Achilles, whatever seems good to you, […] me having delivered the letter […] to me, and after […] days […] to wait on her, so that I may receive a reply. I also met my brother Hierakion, as I wrote to you through our friend Kastor. If Claudia Apia had settled things with me by her reply, I would have had no reason to wander about here. I remind you about the timber for the building, whether you will perhaps be able to buy it ready-finished from the Oxyrhynchite nome, so that we do not later fall into the hands of the craftsmen. Know that I came down in haste from the ferry-crossings (?) at great fare. Above all, tomorrow I will make your act of homage in the Sarapeion, since today I did not go up because of severe troubles and dangers. Farewell, dearest. Hathyr 3, 8th hour. I, Hierakion, greet you, sweetest one. (Address) To Herakleios, steward of Apollonios the strategos.