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A private letter from Herakleides to Helene explaining that he fell ill after leaving her and cannot come down. He asks her to have the reed crop cut, paying the workers' wages in advance until his arrival, and to send him workers to carry down the ropes needed.
The word rendered 'fruit-gatherers' (karpones) is rare and its exact sense is uncertain. The verb translated 'became unwell' literally means 'became sluggish' or 'fell sick'.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.
[r] Ἡρακλείδης Ἑλένηι χαίρειν ἐπεὶ τῇ η ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐνωθρευσάμην καὶ οὐκ ἰσχύω κατελθεῖν, εὖ ποιήσεις προνοήσασα κοπῆναι τὸ καλαμίδιον προχρήσασα τοὺς μισθοὺς μέχρι οὗ κατέλθω. καὶ πέμψον μοι τοὺς καρπώνας ἵνα κατενέγκωσί σοι τὰ αὐτάρκη σχοινία. ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας[…] [v] Ἑλένηι ἀπὸ…
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