DDbDP transcription: p.cair.zen.4.59632 [xml]
250 BC Philadelphia
[Reprinted from: p.mich.1.109] PMich1,109
βασιλεύοντ[ος Πτολ]εμαίου τοῦ
Πτολεμαίου Σω[τῆρος (ἔτους)] λε
Φαμενὼθ κγ. ἔδω[κ]εν ἡμῖν
Πύρων ὁ πρὸς τοῖς γ[ράμμ]ασιν
5τὴν ὑπογεγραμ[μένην ἐ]πιστο-
λήν. ὑπάρχει παρά μο̣[ι τὸ] ἀν̣τ̣ί̣-
γραφον \ο ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ]/ γρ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]τ̣⟦ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ -ca.?- ] ⟧
——
τα ̣ ̣\δε/[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣μ̣α̣ι̣ο̣ς δ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
[ -ca.?- ]α̣φ̣ά σ̣ο̣ι̣
10[ -ca.?- ]αρχον
[ -ca.?- ]υ̣τους
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12α̣ὐ̣τὸς [ -ca.?- ]
χεπ̣τ̣ ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ]
κα[ -ca.?- ]
15ου̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣α̣σ̣αι ο[ -ca.?- ]
αὐτὸν ἀγοράσας χάρ[τας καὶ]
μισθωσάμενος τοὺς γ[ράψον-]
τα[ς], οὐδʼ οὕτω θέλει ἀπ[οδοῦ-]
ναι, ἵνα ὃ ἂν βούληται ποιήσ̣η̣[ι].
20ἔτι οὖν καὶ νῦν ἀξιῶ σε ἐπ[α-]
[ναγκ]άσαι α[ὐτὸ]ν̣ π̣ροέσθαι μοι
[- ca.9 -]ν ὧν ἔχει λόγων
[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἀντίγρα]φά μοι ἀποδοῦναι.
[καλῶς οὖν ποι]ήσεις Ζήνωνί τε
25[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ] ̣ου
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APIS Translation (English)
In the 35th [year] of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy Soter, Phamenoth 23. Pyron, in charge of the letters, has given us the underwritten letter. I have kept a copy of [- - -];(col. II);[- - -] having bought rolls and having hired the people to write, and (he/she) doesn't want yet to pay it back, in order that (he/she) makes what (he/she) wants. Therefore I still beg you now to compel him to pay to me . . . [- - -]