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HGV: P.Mich. 1 81 [source] [xml]

Title Letter from Zenon to Agron
Publications P.Mich. 1 81
More in series P.Mich.More in series P.Mich., vol. 1
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Origin Arsinoites
More from Arsinoites
Material Papyrus
Date Mitte III v.Chr.
More from the period between 275 BCE and 226 BCE
Subjects Brief (geschäftlich); Zenon an Agron
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1876...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 1980 [source]

Publications P. Mich. Zen. 81 (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1931)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 3212
Date BC 263 - 229 (P02 or P03)
Language Greek
Provenance 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.1876 [xml]

Title Business Letter
Author Zenon
Summary Short note from Zenon to Agron, an employee in the household of Apollonios, concerning some money to be given to one of Zenon's slaves
Citations Edgar CC, PMich I, 81, 1931
P.Mich.:1:81
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 3212
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 5.5 x 11.8 cm
Condition complete
Lines 13
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Hands in Zenon's usual handwriting (Edgar)
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; Verso: uncertain traces (address?)
Note (related) Zenon archive
Subjects Krokodilon polis (Arsinoiton polis); Letter writing, Greek--Egypt.; ArsinoȽ (Fayyïum : Extinct city); Money--Transportation--Egypt.; Food.; Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Zenon (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.); Agron (see Pros.Ptol. V 14170); Doxaios (see Pros.Ptol. V 14345; Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p. 320)
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
Images Verso thumbnail
Images Verso medium
Images Verso large
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DDbDP transcription: p.mich.1.81 [xml]

III sac Philadelphia

Ζήνων Ἄγρωνι
χαίρειν. καλῶς
ποιήσεις δοὺς
Δοξαίωι τὴν
5τιμὴν τῶν
τριῶν κερ(αμίων) ὅπως
ἀποστείληι πρὸς
ἡμᾶς· χρείαγ(*)
γὰρ ἔχομεν εἰς
10Κροκοδίλων
πόλιν παρακο-
μισθῆναι.
ἔρρωσο.

Apparatus


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Editorial History; All History; (detailed)

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APIS Translation (English)

Zenon to Agron greeting. Will you please give Doxaios the price of the three jars in order that he may send it to us; for we are obliged to go over to Krokodilon polis.