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Title Private Letter Regarding Farm Matters
Publications P.Corn. 5
More in series P.Corn.
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Origin Arsinoites
More from Arsinoites
Material Papyrus
Date II v.Chr.
More from the period between 200 BCE and 101 BCE
Subjects Brief (privat); N.N. an N.N.; Bitte; vier Arbeiter; Wasserrad
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1255...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 43474 [source]

Publications P. Cornell 5 (Westermann, William Linn / Kraemer, Casper J. Jr.; 1926)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. Cornell II 4
Date BC 199 - 100
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, 00 - Arsinoites (Fayum)[found & written]
People mentioned people

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1255 [xml]

Title Private letter
Author Unknown
Summary Private letter regarding farm matters
Citations Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ, PCorn, 5, 1926 , 1
P.Corn.:5
Inv. Id P.Corn. Inv. II 4
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 7.5 x 8.3 cm
Condition Regularly cut off at all sides. The top right corner of the papyrus remains, showing that originally the papyrus was higher than suggested by its present format. A small patch of papyrus was attached to the verso. This patch contains writing of an unclear nature, although it is most unlikely that it is related to the text on the main fragment. (TC)
Lines 1-13
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Hands Fairly clear Ptolemaic hand. (TC)
Origin Arsinoite nome
More from Arsinoite nome
Language Greek
Date IInd century B.C.
More from the period between 199 BCE and 100 BCE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto; Verso is blank
Note (related) -
Subjects -; Agricultural laborers--Egypt--Arsinoite Nome.; Irrigation--Egypt--Arsinoite Nome.; Letter writing,Greek-- Egypt--Arsinoite Nome.; Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Harpaesis
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
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DDbDP transcription: p.corn.5 [xml]

II sac Arsinoite

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1χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρῶσθαι.
ἐπεὶ χρείαν ἔχομεν
ἐργατῶν τεσσάρων
πρὸς τὸν ποτισμὸν
5τῶν̣ [ἀρου]ρ̣[ῶ]ν, καλῶς
ποιήσεις Ἁρπαῆσιν
ἀποστείλας ἡμῖν
μετʼ ἄλλων τριῶν
τῶν ἐπισταμένων
10ὀργανίζειν. τὸν δὲ
τούτων μισθὸν κομι-
οῦνται καθʼ ἡμέραν.
ἔρρωσο. v
  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]ηδει.

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APIS Translation (English)

". . . to . . .edes greetings and good health. Since we are in need of four workmen for the irrigation of the fields please send Harpaesis to us with three others who are skilled in working the water-wheel. Goodbye."