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Letter of reproach to Herakleides about wheat and a storehouse TM 25912unbekanntI

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Fragmentary private letter to Herakleides, addressed as brother, in which the writer reproaches him, mentions a storehouse, selling free of risk, 7 1/2 artabas of wheat, a man named Kerinthos and a cloak. Dates to the 1st century AD.

In English machine translation

[Fragment A] […] to Herakleides his brother, very many [greetings]. […] […] I blame you […] […] unmeasured (?) […] […] always worthy of the one in charge of […] […] but everything foolish and […] […] opportunity here and able (?) […] […] the storehouse being […] […] to sell free of all risk and […] […] [… lines lost …] [Fragment B] [… lines lost …] […] […] […] Kerinthos, of the year […] […] to you 7 1/2 artabas of wheat and the things of […] […] with yourself […] […] from Kerinthos the […] […] take care also of the […] […] him a cloak (abolla) […] […] is hastened (?) the […]

An abolla is a type of heavy cloak. 'Brother' in letters may be a term of affection rather than kinship.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Heraclides). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · I

[FrA] […]Ἡρακλείδηι τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν.[…] […] μέμφομαί σε …[…] […]… ἀγεωμετρητ[…] […]πάντοτε ἄξιον τοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς[…] […] ἀλλὰ πάντα μωρὰ καὶ μ[…] […] καιρὸν ὧδε καὶ δυναμ[…] […]ουσης τῆς ἀποθήκης […] […]ἀκινδυν παντὸς κινδύνου πωλῆσαι καὶ ς[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …] [FrB…