P.Mich.inv. 4203 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 4203
- Processing Number
- 2159
- Section/Side
- recto-verso
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto; Verso bears traces of the address
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 6.8 x 29 cm
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- Recto - 42;
- Verso - 1
- Mounted
- No
- Negative
- Yes
- Conservation Status
- Badly damaged at places, with the upper left side broken off
- Palaeographic Description
- Large rough unpractised hand (Whitehorne)
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- Ist century/IInd century A.D.
- Origin
- Perhaps Alexandria, province of Egypt
- Provenance
- Unknown
- Acquisition
- July 1925; Acquired by Dr. Askren and Prof Boak from Mohammad Abdullah
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Ptolema
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Double Private Letter
- Content
- Couple of letters sent together by Ptolema to her mother and her sister, to whom she presents her excuses for leaving before they came back; she seems somewhat distressed of being away from home
- Persons
- Ptolema;
- Beleous (Belleous);
- Heros (& unnamed husband, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law);
- Nemessas;
- Kotara (Kottara);
- Trophimos
- Geographica
- Alexandria
- Translation
- Ptolema to Belleous, her mother and lady, very many greetings. Before all I pray that you are in good health, along with Heros and [- - -] For I didn't want (to wait?) until you come, because I have no one (here?). I sent you a basket containing five pairs of loaves. You know, my lady, that I have nothing now. And if I ..., I'll give (you) my thanks. I greet Nemessas and Kottara.
- Ptolema to Heros, her sister, greetings. I am sorry, sister for not having seen you when I was going to Alexandria. I've got nothing up until now. Send for what I sent you, (a pair of) sandals and five pairs of loaves. Receive these from Trophimos. Greet your sister-in-law and your husband and your brother-in-law. Be well. Epeiph 6.
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2159
Information on Publications
- Publications
-
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections Aegyptus 71 Whitehorne J 1991 20-23 SB XX 14132 Whitehorne J, Aegyptus 71, 20-23, 1991 -- SB XX 14132 -- BL XI, 227-228 (l. 7-8, 11-14,14-16, 18-21, 22-23, 29-30, 32- 36); BL XI, 227-228 (l. 7-8, 11-14,14-16, 18-21, 22-23, 29-30, 32- 36); BASP 34 Gonis N 1997 111-118 Gonis N, BASP 34, 111-118, 1997
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- N. Gonis, BASP 34 (1997) pp. 111-118
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- 1
- Year End
- 199
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2664 x 6952
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2159
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2159/4203r.tif
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