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A private letter from Herakleios to his children Theon and Sarapias, written after he reached Schedia, the river port near Alexandria, on the 21st at midnight. He reassures them that all is well with his party, mentions the winds, and passes on greetings from four companions. It dates to the 3rd century AD.
The phrase 'first, second and third letter' seems to mean that this single letter serves as all of them, or that he has written repeatedly. The passage about the winds is badly damaged and its sense uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of Heraclius to his Children). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Ἡράκλειος Θέωνι καὶ Σαραπιάδι τοῖς γλυκυτάτοις τέκνοις χαίρειν. πρώτην καὶ δευτέραν καὶ τρίτην ταύτην ἐπιστολὴν ὑμῖν γράφω ἐλθὼν εἰς Σχεδίαν τῇ κα κατὰ τὸ μεσονύκτιον, ὅπως εὐθυμῆτε ὡς οὐδέν ἐστιν φαῦλον περὶ ἡμᾶς. οἱ γὰρ ἄνεμοι διὰ συστάσεως ὠμης[…] […]φυ[…] […] ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς …
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