P.Mich.inv. 3208 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 3208
- Processing Number
- 1872
- Section/Side
- Recto + Verso
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto (written across the fibres) + Verso
- Connections
- + P.Cair. inv. JdE 51884; Zenon archive
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 12.5 x 11.3 cm (P.Mich.inv. 3208); 10.5 x 11 cm (P.Cair. inv. JdE 51884)
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- Recto - 6;
- Verso - 1
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- broken off: the middle part is missing; clay sealing partially preserved
- Palaeographic Description
- Recto written across the fibres
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- IIIrd century B.C.
- Origin
- Unknown place, Egypt
- Provenance
- Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt
- Acquisition
- November 1925; Acquired from Brummer
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Heroides & Zeniketes
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Letter
- Content
- Letter from Herodes and Zeniketes to Zenon (probably appealed as head of the village), being a plea to release a youth from prison, either unconditionally or on bail
- Subject Headings
- Police--Egypt.
- Prisoners--Egypt.
- Petition, Right of--Egypt.
- Bail--Egypt.
- Liberty--Egypt.
- Persons
- Heroides;
- Zeniketes;
- Zenon (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.);
- (unnamed) sons of [- - -];
- Andron, [phylakites] (see Pros.Ptol. II 4637)
- Geographica
- Ibion (Eikosipentarouron)
- Translation
- (Recto)
- Heroides and Zeniketes to Zenon [greeting]. The son [of . . ., who is one of the] inhabitants(?) of Ibion, has been arrested by Andron the [guard] from your village, and the bearer of the letter is a brother of the detained person. Kindly then [give orders, if possible], to release the youth from prison, of, if not, put him on bail [. . .], in order that it may not happen that he perish in prison. [And write to us if you have need of anything] here, as we shall be glad to do your will. Farewell. . . .
- (Verso)
- To Zenon.
Information on Publications
- Publications
-
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich I Edgar CC 1931 85 Edgar CC, PMich I, 85, 1931 -- BL IV, 55 (lines 5-6); BL IX 164 (line 5). BL IV, 55 (lines 5-6); BL IX 164 (line 5).
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- S. Kapsomenos, E.E.Thess. 7 (1957) p. 365, n. 1; R. Buzon, Die Briefe der Ptolemaeerzeit (Heidelberg, 1984) p. 69.
Availability/System Requirements
- Institution
- sc
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- -299
- Year End
- -200
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3402 x 4524
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 1872
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1872/3208r.tif
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