P.Mich.inv. 5405

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 5405

Processing Number

2459

Section/Side

Recto + Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto + Verso

Connections

archive of Claudius Tiberianus

Material

Pap

Size

19.5 X 22 cm

Items

1

Lines

Recto - 28 + 8 in the right margin;

Verso - 1

Mounted

No

Negative

No

Conservation Status

considerably damaged along the folds, and slightly broken at the bottom

Palaeographic Description

See electronic version of PMich VIII, 481

Status

published

Library

Cairo

Contents

Date

(Early) IInd century A.D.

Origin

unknown place (in or near Alexandria?), province of Egypt

Provenance

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

28-B167D2-Q

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Claudius Terentianus

Type of Text/Title of Work

Private Letter

Content

Letter from Claudius Terentianus to his sister Tasoucharion, inquiring whether the contents of two baskets which he has sent have reached her in safety, and signifying his intention of paying her a visit

Subject Headings

Family

Feeding

Citizenship--Rome.

Profession

Writing material

Soldiers--Rome.

Persons

(Claudius) Terentianus (& children) (see P. Mich. VIII, 467-481 introd.);

his sister Tasoucharion (see P. Mich. VIII, 467-481 introd.) (& their father?);

Valerius, chrysochoos;

Ptolemaios;

---krates (& family);

Ptolemaios son of Arios (& family);

Tiberinus;

Tiep---;

Melas

Translation

Terentianus to Tasoucharion, his sister, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that you be well together with your entire family. Receive a basket from the man who delivers the letter to you, and write back to me what you find in it. And I have sent you another basket by Valerius the goldsmith. Please write to me, when you receive it, both about your health and anything you may need. For I hope soon to go upcountry to you. Do everything possible to provide for us two keramia (of the largest size) of olyra and an artaba of radish oil. I sent you the marjoram that goes with the oil. And if you received from Ptolemaios what I wrote . . . write to me . . . . Our children salute you . . . . Salute . . . with all his house, and Ptolemaios the son of Arius, together with their wives and children. Salute Ptolemaios and Tiberinus and . . . . to send a fresh bundle(?) of asparagus by Melas, since we ask it of you, father, send one bundle(?). All the persons in the house . . . salute you, each by name. I sent you papyrus so that you might be able to write me concerning your health. I pray that you may always be well.

(Verso) Deliver to Tasoucharion from Terentianus.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2459

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich VIII	Winter JG-Youtie HC	1951	481	Winter JG-Youtie HC, PMich VIII, 481, 1951 -- BL III, 116 (on lines 32-33); BL IV, 55 (on origin of the text); BL VII, 111 (bibliography); BL VIII, 215 (bibliography); BL IX, 161 (bibliography)	BL III, 116 (on lines 32-33); BL IV, 55 (on origin of the text); BL VII, 111 (bibliography); BL VIII, 215 (bibliography); BL IX, 161 (bibliography)
Light from Ancient Letters	White J.L.	1986	112	White J.L., Light from Ancient Letters, 112, 1986

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

A. Calderini, Rendiconti dell'Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere, Cl. di Lett. 84 (1951) p. 165; G.B. Pighi, Lettere latine d'un soldato di Traiano (Bologna, 1964) p. 88-90 R.W. Davies, BASP 10 (1973) p. 21-25; G. Calboli, Latin vulgaire - latin tardif II. Actes du IIe Colloque international sur le latin vulgaire et tardif (Tuebingen, 1990) p. 23-44.

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

100

Year End

199

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Record

2459

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2459/1 content_copy