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Title Letter from Menes to Zenon
Publications P.Zen. Pestm. 36
More in series P.Zen. Pestm.
P.Mich. I 18
C.Ptol.Sklav. I 65
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Origin Arsinoites
More from Arsinoites
Material Papyrus
Date vor 21. Juli 257 v.Chr.
More from the period before 257 BCE
Mentioned Dates
  • Z. 8-9:21. Juli 257 v.Chr.
Subjects Brief (privat); Menes an Zenon; Wiedererscheinen eines entlaufenen Sklaven
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1881...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 1867 [source]

Publications P. L. Bat. 20 36 (Tait, W. John; 1980) = CPS 65 (Scholl, Reinhold; 1990) = P. Mich. Zen. 18 (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1931)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 3217; Cairo, Egyptian Museum fr. [36]
Date BC 257 Jul 21 before (P02, year 29, Daisios 21)
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, L00 - Arsinoe Dionos[destination]; Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[found]; Egypt, L00 - Alexandria[written]
Archive Zenon son of Agreophon
People mentioned people
Places mentioned places

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1881 [xml]

Title Business Letter
Author Menes
Summary Letter from Menes to Zenon, to inform him of the capture o f a slave named Stachys, a few days after the capture of three others (see P.Lond. VII, 1951)
Citations Rep Editor - Scholl R; Rep Ser. - C.Ptol.Sklav. I; 1990; No. 65 Edgar CC, PMich I, 18, 1931 Tait WJ, Pap.Lugd.Bat. XX, 36, 1980
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 3217
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 16.2 x 10.3 cm
Condition P.Mich. inv. 3217 is broken off on the right side; P.Cair. inv. unknown, on the left side, leaving the central part of the text missing
Lines Recto - 4;;Verso - 3
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Hands Recto written across the fibres; in a fairly broad format (Tait)
Origin probably Alexandria, Egypt
More from probably Alexandria, Egypt
Language Greek
Date July 21, 257 B.C. (date of reception)
More from the period between 257 BCE and 256 BCE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto (written across the fibres) + Verso
Note (related) + P.Cair. Inv. Nr. unknown; Zenon archive
Subjects Arsinoe (he Dionos); Letter writing, Greek--Egypt.; Police--Egypt.; ArsinoȽ (Fayyïum : Extinct city); Slavery--Egypt.; Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Menes; Zenon (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.); Stachys
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
Images Verso thumbnail
Images Verso medium
Images Verso large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: p.zen.pestm.36 [xml]

257 BC Philadelphia
[Reprinted from: p.mich.1.18] PMich1,18

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Μένης Ζήνωνι χ̣[α]ί̣ρ̣ε̣ι̣ν̣. [μετὰ τὸ ἀποστεῖλαι τὴν πρότερον γ]ραφεῖσαν ἐπιστολήν,
μικρῶι ὕστερον συνέλαβον Στάχ[υν ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ἀπαγαγὼν εἰς τὰ
Ἀμύντου παρέδωκα μετὰ τῶ̣[ν ἄλλων παιδαρίων. καὶ τήνδε νῦν] γεγράφαμέν σοι
ἵνα εἰδὼς μὴ ἀγωνιαῖς.
5[ἔρρωσο. (ἔτους) κθ Δαισίου ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] v
Ζήνωνι.
Μένης περὶ Στάχυος.
(ἔτους) κθ Δαισίου κα,
ἐν Ἀρσινόηι.

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APIS Translation (English)

(Recto);;Menes to Zenon, greetings. [After sending off my previously] written letter, a little later I captured Stachys [- - - and], taking him to the house of Amyntas, I handed him over with the [other slaves. So we have now] written this (letter) to you to let you know and to save your anxiety. [Farewell. Year 29, Daisios . .];;(Verso);;To Zenon.;(Docket, 2nd hand) Menes concerning Stachys. Year 29, Daisios 21, in Arsinoe.