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Title Fragment of Letter
Publications P.Mich. 1 107
More in series P.Mich.More in series P.Mich., vol. 1
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Translations Orrieux, Les papyrus de Zenon (1983), S. 129 (Z. 11-13)
Origin Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
More from Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
Material Papyrus
Date Mitte III v.Chr.
More from the period between 275 BCE and 226 BCE
Subjects Brief; N.N. an N.N.; Unrecht
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1836...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 2006 [source]

Publications P. Mich. Zen. 107 (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1931)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 3147
Date BC 263 - 229 (P02 or P03)
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[destination]; Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[found]; Egypt, 00 - Arsinoites (Fayum)[written]
Archive Zenon son of Agreophon
People mentioned people
Places mentioned places

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1836 [xml]

Title Letter
Author Unknown
Summary Letter written by an accused person, who is hopeful of being cleared of the charge brought against him, and appeals probably to Zenon
Citations Edgar CC, PMich I, 107, 1931
P.Mich.:1:107
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 3147
Support/Dimensions 4 papyri ; ca. 14 x 16 cm
Condition broken off at the top and bottom; a few letters missing in the middle
Lines 21
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Origin probably Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
More from probably Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
Language Greek
Date IIIrd century B.C.
More from the period between 299 BCE and 200 BCE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto
Note (related) Zenon archive
Subjects Krokodilon polis (Arsinoiton polis); Philadelpheia; Philadelphia (Extinct city); Petition, Right of--Egypt.; Justice, Administration of--Egypt.; Acquittals--Egypt.; Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names [Zenon(?) (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.)]; Kraton (see also P.S.I. VI, 622?)
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: p.mich.1.107 [xml]

III sac Philadelphia

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1[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]ηι[  ̣  ̣]  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣α̣ι̣
θο̣λου  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣ ἐν Κροκοδίλων
πόλει πρ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]λεκον περὶ τῆς
παραδο[θείσης ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] αὐτὸν Κράτωνι
5ἀφʼ οὗ το[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ἐχθρός· ἐμοῦ γὰρ
ἕνεκεν ο[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]γισάμενοι. μὴ οὖν
ἀγανακ[τήσηις ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] γ̣ε̣ίνομαι, ἀλλὰ
τοῦτο   ̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ἐ]κ̣ε̣ινο̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]οῦνται ο̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
εἰς σὲ μό[νον   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]τους α̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]ι̣σ̣ι οι τοιο[ῦ-]
10τοι ὑπάρ[χ   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ἀ]λλὰ καὶ [  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]α̣ ἀπείσχημ̣[αι]
καθότι [  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]  ̣ ἐμοὶ δ̣[ὲ συγγ]νώμην ἔχ[ε]
ὅτι εκε[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]α τὰ κατʼ ἐ[μα]υτόν. οὐ̣ [γάρ]
ἐστιν ἡ̣[μῖν ἐν Φιλ]αδελφείαι ἄ[λλ]ο̣ς ἐφʼ ὃν [κα-]
ταφεύ[γωσιν οἱ ἀ]δικούμενο[ι διὰ] παντὸ̣[ς τοῦ]
15ἐνιαυτο[ῦ. γίνωσκε ο]ὖ̣ν ὅτι οὐ̣ [δύνα]μαι κ[αὶ ἐγὼ]
διʼ ἄλλου τ̣[ινὸς ἀ]π̣ο̣λυθῆναι το̣[ῦ ἀ]δίκως μοι
ἐπικαλο[υμένου. οὐ] γὰρ ἔστιν αἰτία̣, ἀλλὰ βρα-
χὺ τὸ ἐπικ[αλούμε]ν̣ον, ὥστε σὺν τοῖς θεοῖς εὔ-
ελπίς εἰμι [διασωθή]σεσθαι. Κράτων δὲ οὐκ ἐν
20τοῖς αὐτ̣[οῖς γείνε]ται· ἐκ τ[ῶν γὰ]ρ ἔργων ν̣ὴ̣
τὸν δ̣α̣ί̣[μονα τοῦ] βασιλέω[ς   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
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APIS Translation (English)

[- - -] (11 lines too fragmentary to be translated);For there is no one else in Philadelphia to whom those who are wronged can flee for protection at any time. Know therefore that through no other person can I too be cleared of the charge unjustly brought against me. For there is no ground for it, but the charge is trifling, so that with the gods' help I am of good hope that I shall be saved. But Kraton is not in the same case; for from his deeds, by the genius of the king [- - -]