o.claud.1.172
Ἀνείκητος καὶ Ἡρακλείδης Σωτηρίχῳ τῷ πατρὶ χαίρειν ἔπεμψάς μοι φάσιν περὶ τοῦ ὀφειλομένου πέμψω σοι ταχύτερον ἐὰν αὐτὸν πωλήσω. ἔρρωσο.
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Letter from Aneiketos and Herakleides to their father Soterichos about a debt TM 24180Mons Claudianus
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A short letter on an ostracon from Aneiketos and Herakleides to Soterichos, whom they call father. They acknowledge his message about a debt and promise to send payment sooner if they manage to sell something. It comes from the quarry settlement of Mons Claudianus.
In English machine translation
Aneiketos and Herakleides to Soterichos their father, greetings. You sent me word about what is owed. I will send it to you more quickly if I sell it.
Farewell.
"Father" may be a respectful form of address rather than literal kinship. The object sold ("it") is not identified; it may refer to the item connected with the debt.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Two Letters from Anicetus and Heracleides). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.