P.Mich.inv. 3162 / Verso

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 3162

Processing Number

1848

Section/Side

Recto + Verso

Image Side

Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto + Verso

Connections

-

Material

Pap

Size

11.5 x 22.5 cm.

Items

1

Lines

1-36

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

This rather long letter is in a state of almost perfect preservation.

Palaeographic Description

Written in a clear with only little linking of the letters. (TC) Only at the end where the writer became cramped for space is the reading not certain.

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

IIIrd/IVth century A.D.

Origin

Diospolis

Provenance

unknown

Acquisition

July 1925; Acquired from Dr. Kondilios

Language

Greek

Genre

documentary

Author

Ninnas

Type of Text/Title of Work

Private letter

Content

Ninnas writes to his esteemed Silvanus. The main substance of the communication consists of observations on the negligence of certain of Silvanus' slave boys in making payments of the sums currently owed by them. By way of a postscript Ninnas adds in the left margin instructions to send various commodities to one Hestia.

Subject Headings

Letter writing, Greek--Egypt.

Slaveholders--Egypt.

Slaves--Egypt.

Vegetables--Egypt.

Wheat--Egypt.

Olive--Egypt.

Persons

Ninnas,

Julius Silvanus,

Eutyches,

Turbon,

Pieltis,

Apollos,

Sarapion,

Nemesas,

Crispina,

Diogena,

Strongulus,

Hestia,

Bourius,

Manes.

Geographica

-

Translation

Ninnas to his most esteemed Silvanus, greetings. I wrote this letter to you at the harbor. None of your slave boys has given me anything of the things currently owed by them. But they have stood obdurate for the third day. And especially Euthyches who added a bit of insolence so that I had words with him when he was giving Turbon three artabas of vegetables and to Pieltis six artabas of wheat. And Apollos and Sarapion took up and went off with his spade on behalf of his debt. And he did not declare anything to me without being abusive and ordering me around. And they have not done anything of the works which you commanded them, not have they broken up any ground, since from the present time the necessary works are starting, which, when you come, you will see, and this will he be borne witness to. Nemesas brought to me today forty drachmas on behalf of an old account and says, "I shall take care of the rest." Please write so that I may send the rents to you, unless I am not able to send them. For I know that I have gone through quite a rough time. Greet Crispina and Diogena and Sabina and Strongulus. Everyone in the house greets you and they have sold the rest of the sweet olives. I pray for your good health. Tybi 3. To Hestia (send) two artabas of Borios' black olives and to small Manes one and . . . artabas of sweet olives."

Verso: "To Julius Silvanus in Dios Polis from Ninnas".

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1848

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich Michael	Michael EM	1965	28	SB XII 11130 (and XIII, p. 140)	Michael EM, PMich Michael, 28, 1965 -- SB XII 11130 (and XIII, p. 140) -- BL VII, 226 on lines 22,25,33,36, 37 verso; BL VIII, 367 (l. 12; 34; 35)	BL VII, 226 on lines 22,25,33,36, 37 verso; BL VIII, 367 (l. 12; 34; 35)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

Sijpesteijn PJ, ZPE 34 (1979), 126-7;

Cataloging

Cataloger

TC

Year Begin

200

Year End

399

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

5315 x 3924

File Size

3 MB

Record

1848

Link to this Item

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