Letter from Herakles to his brother Kerdon TM 31129OxyrhynchosIII - IV

[recto] Herakles to Kerdon his brother, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that you are restored to health together with your sweetest daughter Taphynchis. I wonder how it is that you have not written me a single letter. I wrote to you many times, seeking your friendship, but you wrote me only one, and you did not write to me again; instead you wrote to my father, threatening me not a little. God alone knows that every day I make obeisance on your behalf, both before men and before god. For I longed to greet you even by letter, until god grants the good journey and we greet one another. For Kranas knows how I question him about you, and I asked him from the first trip to bring you something, and he could not, because Heron the master of the camels was there. And now I have asked him and he has promised me. So if I get it, I will send you something. So urge him to serve us without hesitation, and write to me what you need and through whom you want me to send it. No one […] from me, and write […] of you all […] we heard […] of the daughter about […] Greet Ammonios the brother and […] and Heras and […] and all our people […] Greet […]pion and all those in the house, and write about your health. I pray for your health. Send us a few good sangatha (?), as many as you find. [verso] Kopres son of Ammonous greets you […] Topastas and Aphous and Ammonous and Helene greet you, and my father and mother. Helene greets your daughter. Do not neglect the matter of the sangatha. Greet the old woman Chenamoun and her children, and the one reading this. We pray for your health. Deliver to Kerdon his brother, from Herakles.