P.Mich.inv. 216 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 216
- Processing Number
- 1585
- Section/Side
- Recto
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto; Verso is blank
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 14.5 x 9.2 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- 10
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- Yes
- Conservation Status
- Many holes
- Palaeographic Description
- a large semi-uncial hand; the writing grows smaller and more cursive toward the end (Winter)
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- IInd century or early IIIrd century A.D.
- Origin
- Unknown
- Provenance
- Unknown
- Acquisition
- purchased in Egypt by B.P. Grenfell and F.W. Kelsey in March-April 1920
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Philadelphos
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Business Letter
- Content
- Letter written by Philadelphos to Philippos, with orders to help the letter carriers in measuring the fields
- Subject Headings
- Letter writing, Greek--Egypt.
- Prayer--Egypt.
- Cadastres.
- Real property--Egypt.
- Labor discipline--Egypt.
- Persons
- Philadelphos;
- Philippos;
- Heronas
- Translation
- Philadelphos to his dearest Philippos,g reeting. Join those who deliver to you my letter in reference to Heronas so that, after they have reduced him to obedience, you go with them as long as they shall measure the fields. I pray for your health, dearest.
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1585
Information on Publications
- Publications
-
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich III Winter JG 1936 210 Winter JG, PMich III, 210, 1936
Availability/System Requirements
- Time to Scan
- 7
- Scanner Initials
- CT
- Date Scanned
- 6/19/1996
- Institution
- sc
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- 100
- Year End
- 224
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 4795 x 3149
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 1585
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1585/216r.tif
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- Manifest
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:1585:216R.TIF
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"P.Mich.inv. 216; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1585/216r.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024.