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Title Letter to Zenon from Senchons
Publications P.Mich. 1 29
More in series P.Mich.More in series P.Mich., vol. 1
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Post-Concordance BL Entries ; VIII 220; X 128; XIII 141
Translations White, Ancient Letters (1986), 20; Rowlandson, Women and Society (1998), 162; Bagnall - Cribiore, Women's Letters (2006), S. 103; Bagnall - Cribiore, Women's Letters (2008), A1.5, Nr. 5.; Orrieux, Les papyrus de Zenon (1983), S. 116-117
Origin Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
More from Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
Material Papyrus
Date 13. - 21. Juli 256 v.Chr.
More from the period between 256 BCE and 255 BCE
Commentary Datierung nach dem makedonischen Regierungsjahr.
Print Illustrations Plate III, nach S. 90; White, Ancient Letters, S. 1 (kopfstehend)
Subjects Brief (geschäftlich); Senchons an Zenon; Stöcke (Bienen); Eselin
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1861...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 1929 [source]

Publications P. Mich. Zen. 29 (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1931) = Bagnall / Cribiore, Women's letters p. 103 (Bagnall, Roger S.; 2006) = White, Light from ancient letters 20 (White, John Lee; 1986)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 3198
Date BC 256 Jul 13 - 21 (P02, year 30, Pachons 2[.])
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

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1861 [xml]

Title Petition to Zenon
Author Senchons
Summary Letter to Zenon from Senchons, who complains that her she-ass has been taken by Nikias (overseer of the transportation in Philadelpheia) while she needs it to carry her beehives into the pastures
Citations Edgar CC, PMich I, 29, 1931, Pl. III -- BL III, 116 (line 4); BL VIII, 220 (bibliography); BL X, 128 (bibliography) White JL, Light from Ancient Letters, 20, 1986, p. 1 (upside down)
P.Mich.:1:29
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 3198
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 14.5 x 17.5 cm
Condition nearly complete; damaged on the right side
Lines Recto - 13;;Verso - 2
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto + Verso
Hands Recto written across the fibres; written with a thick pen but in a fairly good hand. Same hand as the papyrus published by W. Clarysse, CE 68 (1993) p. 196 (P.S.I. Vi, 563 + P.Cair.Zen. IV, 59625 + P.Lond. VII, 2093 + 2129)
Origin Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
More from Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
Language Greek
Date July, 256 B.C. (date of reception)
More from the period between 256 BCE and 255 BCE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto (written across the fibres) + Verso
Note (related) Zenon archive; see also palaeographical description
Subjects Petition, Right of--Egypt.; Agricultural laborers--Egypt.; Asses--Egypt.; Bee culture--Egypt.; Transportation--Egypt.; Widows--Egypt.; Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Zenon (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.); Senchons (see Pros.Ptol. IV 12408); Nikias (see Pros.Ptol. V 13646); (Ptolemaios II), basileus
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
Images Verso thumbnail
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License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: p.mich.1.29 [xml]

256 BC Philadelphia

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Ζήνωνι χαίρειν Σενχώνς. ἐνήτυ̣χ[όν](*)
σοι περὶ τῆς ὄνου μου ἣν ἔλαβεν Νικί[ας].
ἴ(*) μοι ἔγραψας περὶ αὐτῆς, ἀπέστ[ειλα]
ἄν \σοι/ αὐτήν. ἴ(*) σοι δοκεῖ, συντάξαι(*) ἀποδο[ῦ-]
5ναι αὐτήν, ἵνα τὰ ζμήνεα(*) με̣τ̣α̣γ̣[ά-]
γωμεν ἐπὶ τα(*) νομάς, μέ(*) σοι παρα-
πόλωνται μέτε(*) σοὶ μέτε(*) τῶι βα[σι-]
λεῖ. καὶ ἐὰν ἐπιζετῆς(*) τὸ πρᾶγμα,
πεισθήσεις(*) ὅτι χρήσιμοί σοί ἰμεν̣(*). κ̣α̣[ὶ]
10τὸν(*) δὲ πῶλον(*) αὐτῆς ἀποστηλῶ(*) [σοι]
αὐτόν. δέομαι ὀ͂ν(*) σοι καὶ εἱκετεύω(*)
μέ(*) με παραελκύσης(*). γυνή ἰμι(*) χέ[ρα](*).
εὐτύχι(*). v
(ἔτους) λ, Παχὼνς κ[  ̣].
15Σενχὼν̣ς̣ ὄνου.

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^ r.1. l. ἐνέτυχ[όν]
^ r.3. l. εἴ
^ r.4. l. εἴ
^ r.4. l. σύνταξον
^ r.5. l. σμήνη
^ r.6. l. τὰς
^ r.6. l. μή
^ r.7. l. μήτε
^ r.8. l. ἐπιζητῆις
^ r.9. l. πεισθήσει
^ r.9. l. ἐσμεν
^ r.10. corr. ex του
^ r.10. corr. ex πωλου
^ r.10. l. ἀποστελῶ
^ r.11. l. οὖν
^ r.11. l. ἱκετεύω
^ r.12. l. μή
^ r.12. l. παρελκύσης
^ r.12. l. εἰμι
^ r.12. l. χή[ρα]
^ r.13. l. εὐτύχει

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APIS Translation (English)

(Recto);;To Zenon greeting from Senchons. I made a petition to you about my she-ass which Nikias took. If you had written to me about her, I would have sent her to you. If it please you, order him to return her, so that we may carry the hives to the pastures, lest they be ruined and of no profit to yourself or the king. And if you examine the matter, you will be persuaded that we are useful to you. And the foal of the ass I will send him to you. I beg and beseech you then not to keep me waiting. I am widowed woman. May you prosper.;;(Verso);;(Docket, 2nd hand) (Received) year 30, Pachons . . . Senchons about an ass.