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A short private letter of the 2nd century AD from Heron to Herakleides, whom he calls brother. Heron urgently reminds him of a request made in person, asks him to show consideration at least for a girl and for Herakleides' daughter, and mentions Satornilos and his wife.
The Greek pais can mean child, girl or slave, so 'the girl' here is ambiguous. The verb anenenkon (bring up, refer, report) is unclear in context, and 'brother' may be a polite form of address rather than a family relationship.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Heron an Herakleides). 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] Ἥρων Ἡρακλείδῃ τῷ ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. παρακληθείς, κύριε, μνήσθητί μου τῆς δεήσεως ἧς κατʼ ὄψιν σοι πεποίημαι. εἰ καὶ ἐμοῦ οὐ φεισθήσῃ, μέντοι τὴν παῖδα καὶ τὴν θυγατέρα σου αἰδέσθητι· καὶ Σατορνῖλον δὲ καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ ἀνένεγκον. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι, κύριε. [v] Ἡρακλείδῃ τῷ…
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