P.Mich.inv. 3093 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 3093
- Processing Number
- 1774
- Section/Side
- Recto
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto
- Connections
- Zenon archive
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 8 x 8.5 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- 13
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- broken off at the top, right, and bottom
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- IIIrd century B.C.
- Origin
- Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
- Provenance
- Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
- Acquisition
- December 1926; Acquired from Dr. Kondilios
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Unknown
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Letter or Memorandum
- Content
- Fragment of a letter or memorandum, in which the writer proposes to plant or replant 20 arourai of derelict fruit-bearing land at Philadelphia under certain tax obligations
- Subject Headings
- Votive offerings--Egypt.
- Land value taxation--Egypt.
- Philadelphia (Extinct city)
- Measures and weights, Ancient.
- Drachma.
- Fruit growers--Egypt.
- Kings and rulers, Ancient.
- Goddesses--Egypt.
- Persons
- Philadelphos (thea: Arsinoe deified);
- (unnamed) basileus (Ptolemaios II or III)
- Geographica
- Philadelpheia(?)
- Translation
- [- - -] derelict [land beside] the great canal, [in order to] plant a [parcel of it amounting to 20 arourai, on condition that we shall pay, [as soon as] it bears fruit, from every kind of crop 1/6th to the (goddess) Philadelphos and to the king [a ground tax] of 16 drachmai 4 obols in silver. Will you kindly give an order that this [parcel be set aside for us - - -]
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1774
Information on Publications
- Publications
-
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich I Edgar CC 1931 106 Edgar CC, PMich I, 106, 1931
Availability/System Requirements
- Institution
- sc
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- -299
- Year End
- -200
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3480 x 4608
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 1774
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1774/3093r_a.tif
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"P.Mich.inv. 3093; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1774/3093r_a.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.