p.cair.zen.2.59192 = HGV P.Cair. Zen. 2 59192 = Trismegistos 838 = oxford-ipap.apis.674 = sb.3.6817

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HGV: P.Cair. Zen. 2 59192 [source] [xml]

Title	Letter from Platon to Zenon
Publications	P.Cair. Zen. 2 59192 More in series P.Cair. Zen.More in series P.Cair. Zen., vol. 2
	SB III 6817
	Sel. Pap. I 92
Support/Dimensions	Papyrus
Post-Concordance BL Entries	IX 51
Translations	C.C. Edgar, ASAE 24, 1924, S. 34
Origin	Alexandria More from Alexandria
Material	Papyrus
Date	15. Dez. 255 v.Chr. More from the period between 255 BCE and 254 BCE
Print Illustrations	Pl. XII (Rekto); Seider, Paläographie III, 1, II Abb. 57, S. 257
Subjects	Brief; Platon an Zenon; Empfehlungsbrief; Anstellung
Images	http://ipap.csad.ox.ac.uk/4DLink4/4DACTION/IPAPwebquery?vPub...
License	© Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 838 [source]

Publications	P. Cairo Zen. 2 59192 (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1926) = SB 3 6817 (Bilabel, Friedrich; 1926) = Sel. Pap. 1 92 (Hunt, Arthur S.; 1932) = Annales du Service des antiquités de l‘Égypte (ASAE) 24 (1924), p. 34/5 (Zenon 102) (Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1924)
Inv. no.	Cairo, Egyptian Museum CG 59192
Date	BC 255 Dec 15 (P02, year 31, Dios 12)
Language	Greek
Provenance	Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[found]; Egypt, L00 - Alexandria[written]; Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)[destination]
Archive	Zenon son of Agreophon
People	mentioned people
Places	mentioned places

Catalog Record: oxford-ipap.apis.674 [xml]

Title	Letter from Platon to Zenon
Summary	Platon writes that the youth called Demetrios who is delivering the letter has a father living in the Fayoum and would like to find some work there himself and he asks Zenon to give him employment of some sort and to look after him. He adds that he has sent Zenon two artabs of chick-peas and will try and buy some more at Naukratis and bring them up the river himself.
Citations	P.Cair.Zen. 2 59192
Citations	P.Cair.Zen.:2:59192
Inv. Id	JE48638
Support/Dimensions	1 papyrus ; 19 x 34
Origin	Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia) More from Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)
Date	16th December, 255 B.C. More from the period between 255 BCE and 254 BCE
Note (general)	Special Register: SR0617
Note (local/note)	CG59192
Subjects	Documentary; Papyri
License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

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DDbDP transcription: p.cair.zen.2.59192 [xml]

255 BC Philadelphia
[Reprinted from: sb.3.6817] SB3,6817;PEdg102

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Πλάτων Ζήνω̣[νι χαί]ρειν. Δημ̣η̣τρίου τοῦ ἀποδιδόντος σοι τὴν
ἐπιστολήν, ὡς ἔοικ[εν, ὁ πα]τὴρ τυγχάνει τὰς δια̣τρι̣β̣ὰς ποιούμενος ἐν τ̣[ῶι]
Ἀρ̣σ̣ι̣ν̣ο̣[ίτ]η̣ι̣ ν̣ο̣μ̣[ῶι. βούλε]τ̣αι οὖν κα̣[ὶ αὐ]τὸς ὁ νεανίσκος ἐκεῖ πράττε[ι]ν τ[ι].
πυ̣νθανόμενος δέ σε εἶναι ἐπιε[ι]κῆ, ἠξίωσάν τινές με τῶν φίλων γράψαι
5[σο]ι̣ π̣ε̣ρ̣[ὶ αὐ]τ̣[οῦ], ἵ̣ν̣α̣ κ̣α̣τ̣α̣τάξῃς που̣ αὐτὸν παρὰ̣(*) σοί. καλῶς [οὖν ποι-]
ήσεις ε\ὐ/χαριστήσας ἡμῖν καὶ φροντίσ̣ας ἵνα πράττηι τι, ὃ ἂν σὺ δοκιμάζηις
ἐπιτήδειον εἶναι, καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐπ̣ιμελόμενος αὐτοῦ, ἐάμπερ σοι ἦι χρήσιμ[ος].
σημεῖον δὲ ὅτι σοι ἀπέστειλα \παρὰ Σώσου/ ἐρεβίνθου κριοῦ ἀρ(τάβας) β ἠγορασμένας ἀνὰ (δραχμὰς) ε.
πειράσομαι δὲ καὶ ἐγ̣(*) Ν̣α̣υκράτεως, ἐὰν ἦι, προσαγοράσαι σοι εἰς ἀρ(τάβας) κ ⟦ ̣ ̣⟧
10καὶ αὐτός σοι ἀναγαγεῖν.
ἔρρωσο.
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Ζήνωνι.

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