P.Mich.inv. 3124 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 3124

Processing Number

1813

Section/Side

Recto + Verso

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto (+ Verso of P.Cair. inv. JdE 48500)

Connections

+ P.Cair.Zen. I, 59052; Zenon archive

Material

Pap

Size

10.5 x 14.6 cm (P.Mich.inv. 3124 only)

Items

2

Lines

Recto - 15 (10 only on P.Mich.inv. 3124);

Verso - 4

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

upper right and lower left corner missing, as well as a few letters between the two fragments

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

April 1, 257 B.C.

Origin

probably Alexandria, Egypt

Provenance

Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt

Acquisition

July 1925; Acquired from Dr. Kondilios

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Antimenes

Type of Text/Title of Work

Private Letter

Content

Letter written by Antimenes to Zenon, reporting to him that he received a letter from Sosipatros announcing the arrival of Ariston and Doris at Arsinoe in Cilicia

Subject Headings

Letter writing, Greek--Egypt.

Arsinoë (Fayy¯um : Extinct city)

Travel, Ancient.

Ships--Turkey--Patara (Extinct city)

Per diem allowances--Egypt.

Storms.

Drachma.

Travelers--Egypt.

Persons

Antimenes (see Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p. 288);

Zenon (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.);

Sosipatros;

Apollonios (dioiketes) (see Pros. Ptol. I 16 + add.);

Ariston (relative of Zenon) (see Pros.Ptol. VI 16351);

Doris (see Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p. 321)

Geographica

Arsinoe; Patara; Mendes

Translation

(Recto)

Antimenes to Zenon greeting. If you are well, it would be excellent. [I too am in good health]. I have written for you below [a copy of the letter] which came to me from Sosipatros, in order that you may take note and enter to the account of Apollonios [- - -] no travelling allowance was delivered to them . . . [- - -] were driven in by the stormy weather [- - -] to Arsinoe. [Farewell. Year] 28, Peritios 28.

Sosipatros to Antimenes greeting. If [you are well] in body and everything else is to your mind, it would be excellent. We too are well. Ariston and the sister arrived here, reporting that they had been handsomely treated by you in every way. You do well then to show yourself friendly towards us; for we too will try to pay you all attention in any matter that you are keen about and write to us about. Know that they were driven in to Patara by the storms; from there they hired a boat and sailed along to Arsinoe to join us. The fare has been paid . . . amounting to 35 drachmai. I have therefore written to let you know. Farewell. Year 28, Apellaios 26.

(Verso)

To Zenon.

(2nd hand: docket) Antimenes about Doris, with a copy of the letter from Antipatros <Read: Sosipatros>. (Received) year 28, Dystros 17, in Mendes.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1813

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
P.Cair.Zen. I	Edgar CC	1925	59052 (left fragment only)	Edgar CC, P.Cair.Zen. I, 59052 (left fragment only), 1925
PMich I	Edgar CC	1931	10	Edgar CC, PMich I, 10, 1931 -- BL VIII, 220 (bibliography); BL X, 127 (bibliography)	BL VIII, 220 (bibliography); BL X, 127 (bibliography)

Information on Publications--Further Republications

Further Republications

Rep_editor White JL; Rep_Ser Light from Ancient Letters; Rep_Year 1986; Rep_No. 11

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

M. Zimmermann, ZPE 92 (1992) p. 201-217

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

-257

Year End

-257

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

3480 x 4608

File Size

2 MB

Record

1813

Link to this Item

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