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HGV: P.Mich. 1 48 [source] [xml]

Title Letter from Apollonios an Zenon
Publications P.Mich. 1 48
More in series P.Mich.More in series P.Mich., vol. 1
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Post-Concordance BL Entries VIII 220; IX 164
Translations White, Ancient Letters (1986), 25
Origin unbekannt
More from unbekannt
Material Papyrus
Date 19. Sept. 251 v.Chr.
More from the period between 251 BCE and 250 BCE
Commentary Datierung nach dem makedonischen Regierungsjahr.
Mentioned Dates
  • Z. 7:26. Sept. 251 v.Chr.
Subjects Brief (geschäftlich); Apollonios an Zenon; Nachfrage nach Geflügel
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1790...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 1948 [source]

Publications P. Mich. Zen. 48 (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1931) = ZPE 173 (2010), p. 195 no. 5 (Evans, Trevor V.; 2010) = White, Light from ancient letters 25 (White, John Lee; 1986)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 3101
Date BC 251 Sep 19 (P02, year 35, Panemos 28 = Epeiph 30)
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[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.1790 [xml]

Title Business Letter
Author Apollonios, dioiketes
Summary Letter from Apollonios the dioiketes, instructing Zenon to buy him a large supply of fowls to be fattened for the table (perhaps for a festival?)
Citations Edgar CC, PMich I, 48, 1931 -- BL VIII 220 (bibliography); BL IX 164 (date) White JL, Light from Ancient Letters, 25, 1986
P.Mich.:1:48
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 3101
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 33.5 x 19 cm
Condition The text is complete, but a rectangular fragment has been cut out of the left bottom corner of the papyrus
Lines Recto - 6;;Verso - 2
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto + Verso
Hands Recto written across the fibres
Origin perhaps Alexandria, Egypt
More from perhaps Alexandria, Egypt
Language Greek
Date September 19 (or 20[?]), 251 B.C.
More from the period between 251 BCE and 250 BCE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto (written across the fibres) + Verso
Note (related) Zenon archive
Subjects Ptolemais he epi tou distomou (Ptolemais Hormou); Letter writing, Greek--Egypt.; Game fowl--Feeding and feeds--Egypt.; Game fowl--Transportation--Egypt.; Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Apollonios (dioiketes) (see Pros. Ptol. I 16 + add.); Zenon (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.); Dioskourides (see Pros.Ptol. I 76)
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.mich.1.48 [xml]

251 BC Philadelphia

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Ἀπολλώνιος Ζήνωνι χαίρειν. χρείαν ἔχομεν
ὥστʼ εἰς σίτευσιν ὀρνίθων υ καὶ τοκάδων ρ.
καλῶς οὖν ποήσεις(*) ἀγοράσας ἡμῖν καὶ ἀποστείλας εἰς
Πτολεμαίδα τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ διστόμου πρὸς Διοσκουρίδην
5τὸν πα̣ρ̣ʼ ἡ̣μ̣ῶν.
ἔρρωσο. (ἔτους) λε, Πανήμου κη, Ἐπεὶφ λ. v
(ἔτους) λε, Μεσορὴ ζ. Ζήνωνι.
Ἀπολλώνιος.

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APIS Translation (English)

(Recto);;Apollonios to Zenon greeting. we have need of 400 fowls for fattening and of 100 hens. Kindly then buy them for us and send them to Ptolemais on the fork of the canal to our agent Dioskourides. Farewell. Year 35, Panemos 28, Epeiph 30.;;(Verso);;To Zenon.;(Docket, 2nd hand) Year 35, Mesore 7. Apollonios.