| Title | Draft of a Letter |
|---|---|
| Author | (Zenon) |
| Summary | Draft of a letter from Zenon to Themistokles, asking him to write in favour of an Egyptian impressed into a work gang (or enrolled as a native soldier?), following the request of the cleruch Diokles (see also P.Cair.Zen. IV, 59590, the letter of Diokles requesting the intervention of Zenon) |
| Citations | Edgar CC, PMich I, 82, 1931 |
| P.Mich.:1:82 | |
| Inv. Id | P.Mich.inv. 3216 |
| Support/Dimensions | 1 papyrus ; 10.5 x 9 cm |
| Condition | P.Mich.inv. 3216 broken off at the bottom of the Verso; Verso of P.Cair. inv. JdE 48926 appears to be blank |
| Lines | 10 |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: Verso |
| Hands | Written across the fibres |
| Origin | Unknown place, Egypt |
| Language | Greek |
| Date | IIIrd century B.C. |
| Note (general) | Location: Ann Arbor |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Verso (written across the fibres); Recto is P.Cair.Zen. III, 59397 |
| Note (related) | + P.Cair. inv. JdE 48926; Zenon archive |
| Subjects | Arsinoe; Aigyptios; Oxyrhynchite nome; Rome--Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; Documentary; Papyrus |
| Associated Names | Themistokles (see Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p. 339); Diokles, klerouchos (see Pros.Ptol. IV 9203); Paris, Aigyptios, machimos (see Pros.Ptol. II 4782); Axapes, basilikos grammateus (of the Oxyrhynchite nome) (see Pros.Ptol. I 424) |
| Images | Verso thumbnail |
| Images | Verso medium |
| Images | Verso large |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
To Themistokles. Diokles, one of the cleruchs from Arsinoe and an old acquaintance of mine, is interested in a certain Egyptian called Paris, belonging to the Oxyrhynchite nome, whom he says Axapes the royal scribe has enrolled in the native soldiery, though he did not use to be [- - -]
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