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A private letter from Hierax to his 'brother' Eudaimon, written while Hierax was living away from home. He reassures Eudaimon that their friendship is unchanged despite the distance and urges him to hurry and come to him. It dates to the 3rd century AD.
'Brother' may be a term of affection between friends rather than a blood relation. Much of the wording, including the request to come, rests on editorial restoration, and Hierax's name may belong to the lost part rather than mark the sender.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Εὐδαίμονι πολλὰ χαίρειν καὶ εὖ πράττειν. πρὸ μὲν πάντων εὔχομαί σε ὑγιαίνειν καὶ ὁλοκληρεῖν παρʼ οἷς ἐπιξενοῦμαι θεοῖς. ἐπεὶ μακράν σου γέγονα, μεριμνᾷς περὶ τῆς φιλίας ἡμῶν. ἐγὼ δὲ οὐδὲν πέπονθα εἰς ὄνομα τῆς φιλίας ἡμῶν· ἐὰν γὰρ ἀκούσω τὸ ὄνομά σου, οὐκ ἀμε…
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