P.Mich.inv. 343 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 343
Processing Number
1973
Section/Side
Recto + Verso
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto + Verso
Material
Pap
Size
14.2 x 13 cm
Items
1
Lines
Recto - 13;
Verso - 1
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
Badly damaged at places
Palaeographic Description
A clear, cursive hand, fairly large, which shows a tendency to use uncials and to separate words (Winter)
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
IInd 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
Serenus
Type of Text/Title of Work
Private Letter
Content
Letter from Serenus to Kyrilla, perhaps his wife, and to Zoilos, carrying only the traditional greetings
Persons
Serenus;
Kyrilla;
Zoilos
Translation
Serenus to Kyrilla and Zoilos, his dearest, greeting. Salute my dearest . . .; . . . salutes you. I perform the act of obeisance on your behalf in the presence of the local gods. Salute your sister and her daughter and Thermouthis and . . . and their children and . . . and Anteros and Eutychia and Soteria. Take care of my son Eros. (2nd hand?) I pray for your health, my most esteemed and dearest.
(Verso)
To Kyrilla [from Serenus?]

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich III Winter JG 1936 207 Winter JG, PMich III, 207, 1936 -- Recto, l. 5: read poio rather than poiei; on the verso, traces of one line: Kyrille (vacat) .... (perhaps: para Serenou?). (PH) Recto, l. 5: read poio rather than poiei; on the verso, traces of one line: Kyrille (vacat) .... (perhaps: para Serenou?). (PH)

Availability/System Requirements

Scanner Initials
CT
Date Scanned
6/7/1996
Institution
sc

Cataloging

Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
100
Year End
199

Technical Details

Image Size
2100 x 1929
File Size
176 KB
Record
1973
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1973/343.tif

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"P.Mich.inv. 343; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1973/343.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
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