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Title Letter to Zenon from Somoelis
Publications P.Cair. Zen. 3 59509
More in series P.Cair. Zen.More in series P.Cair. Zen., vol. 3
C.Pap.Jud. I 12
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Origin Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
More from Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
Material Papyrus
Date Mitte III v.Chr.
More from the period between 275 BCE and 226 BCE
Commentary Datierung nach dem Rahmen des Zenon - Archivs.
Subjects Brief; Somoelis an Zenon; Wächter; Speicher; Getreide; Land; Kultivierung
Images http://ipap.csad.ox.ac.uk/4DLink4/4DACTION/IPAPwebquery?vPub...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 1147 [source]

Publications P. Cairo Zen. 3 59509 (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1928) = CPJ 1 12 (Tcherikover, Victor A.; 1957)
Inv. no. Cairo, Egyptian Museum CG 59509
Date BC 263 - 229 (P02 or P03)
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[destination]; Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[found & written]
Archive Zenon son of Agreophon
People mentioned people
Places mentioned places

Catalog Record: oxford-ipap.apis.983 [xml]

Title Letter from Somoelis to Zenon
Summary Somoelis, the Jewish guard of the granary at Philadelphia, reports that he has sown a certain piece of land and that he is therefore entering in his account with Zenon twenty artabs of wheat for the sowing. He complains of being oppressed by Etearchos and begs Zenon to write and ask him to be more considerate, and he offers to buy him 1000 artabs of barley from the cavalrymen. If possible, he would like to have an additional granary, the present one not being large enough to hold this year's crop. For guarding the granary there he receives nothing except an artab and a half of wheat per month given him by the inhabitants of Philadelphia, a pittance which does not even suffice to feed his children, unless he himself earns something extra.
Citations P.Cair.Zen. 3 59509
P.Cair.Zen.:3:59509
Inv. Id JE49039
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 19 x 19
Origin Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)
More from Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)
Date mid 3rd c. B.C.
More from the period between 275 BCE and 225 BCE
Note (general) Special Register: SR0228
Note (local/note) CG59509
Subjects Documentary; Papyri
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: p.cair.zen.3.59509 [xml]

III sac Philadelphia

[Ζήνω]νι χαίρειν Σομοῆλ̣[ις φύλ]αξ ἐκ Φιλαδελφείας. κατεσπάρκα-
[μεν τὴ]ν τηνεῖ Ἀμανδε  ̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣] ὑπάρχου\σιν/ οὖν σοι παρʼ ἐμοῦ πυ(ροῦ) ἀρτ(άβαι) κ
[εἰς τὸ]ν̣ σπόρον. ἀναφέρω [δέ σοι ταῦ]τα· καὶ μὴ ἀδικηθῶ ὑπὸ Ἐτεάρχου
[μήτε] κατὰ τοῦτο μήτε̣ [κατʼ ἄ]λλο μηθέν. ἐπέκλ̣α̣[σεν γάρ] μου
5[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]  ̣ον ἀνγαρεύων δι[ὰ παντός. καλῶς ἂν οὖ]ν̣ [ποιήσαις γρά]ψας
[μοι ἐ]πιστολὴν πρὸς αὐ[τόν, ἵνα] πρόν̣ο̣ια̣ν̣ ἡ̣[μ]ῶ̣ν ποιῆτα̣[ι καὶ]
[μὴ] ἀδικώμεθα. δύνα[μα]ι̣ δέ σοι καὶ συναγοράσαι κρ(ιθῆς) ἀρτ(άβας) Α
[παρ]ὰ̣ τῶν ἱππείων(*), π̣[α]ρ̣ὰ δὲ γεωργοῦ οὐθενός, ἵνα μηθεὶς
[ἀντι]λέγηι. καὶ εἰ δυνατ[όν ἐστι]ν, προσκατασκεύασον θησαυρόν·
10[ὁ γὰρ ὑ]πάρχων οὐχ ἱκαν[ός ἐστι] χωρεῖν τὸν σῖτον τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν
[τοῦ]τον. φυλάσσω δὲ καὶ τ[ὸν] τηνεῖ θησαυρὸν λαμβάνων οὐθέν,
[οἱ δ]ὲ ἐκ Φιλαδελφείας δίδ[ουσ]ίμ(*) μοι πυ(ροῦ) ἀρτ(άβας) α 𐅵. οὐχ ἱκανὸν οὖν
[ἐστ]ιν οὐδὲ τὰ παιδάρια [διαβό]σ̣κειν, εἰ μὴ αὐτός τι προσεργάζο-
[μαι].
15εὐτύχει.

Apparatus


^ 8. l. ἱππέων
^ 12. l. δίδουσίν

Editorial History; All History; (detailed)

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HGV 1147 Translation (English) [xml]

1  To Zenon, greetings, Somoelis, phylax from Philadelphia. We have sown the [land?] of Amand[ --- ]. There belongs to you from me 20 artabas of grain for seed. I am sending these up to you; and let nothing be wronged by Etearchos, with regard to this or anything else. For he has worn me down… pressing me into service for everything. Therefore, you would do well to write a letter to him for me, so that he may know about us in advance, and we may not be wronged. And I am able, also, to buy up for you 1000 artabas of barley from the hippeis, but not from any farmer, so that no one may disagree (?). And if it is possible, get ready in advance another granary. For the one you have is not sufficient to contain the grain from this year. I am guarding the granary here, though I get nothing, but those from Philadelphia are giving me 1.5 artabas of grain. This, however, is not enough to feed my children, if I don’t get something in addition. Farewell. (J. Bauschatz, Law and Enforcement, pp143–144)