P.Mich.inv. 1040 / Verso
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 1040
- Processing Number
- 1305
- Section/Side
- Recto + Verso
- Image Side
- Verso
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto + Verso
- Connections
- -
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 18 x 10 cm.
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- 1-12
- Mounted
- No
- Negative
- Yes
- Conservation Status
- The papyrus is broken off at the bottom, and the exact amount of text missing is unclear.
- Palaeographic Description
- The text is written in a very legible hand. The author afterwards re-read and corrected his text, adding omitted words above the line.
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- (late) IVth/(early) Vth century A.D.
- Origin
- unknown
- Provenance
- unknown
- Acquisition
- June 1922; Acquired by Nahman - British Museum;Nos. 918 - 932 Paid for from the appropriation of Regents
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- documentary
- Author
- Dorotheos
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- private letter
- Content
- What exactly the letter is about remains unclear. Dorotheos is evidently in deep trouble and hopes that John will extricate him. However, his concrete problem, as well as the cause thereof, is concealed by a string of complimentary formulas and generalities. In ll. 10-11 the writer finally seems on the verge of divulging the details, but at this point the papyrus unfortunately breaks off. All that is left is the bare mention of a sum of twenty solidi.
- Persons
- John;
- Dorotheos.
- Geographica
- -
- Translation
- "Dorotheos to my lord and in all respects truly most beloved brother John. When I heard, my lord, the things pertaining to Aphyngios I was not a little perplexed, and then I had this fear for a long time. Therefore, my lord, only your presence can repair my reputation and restore us to the same state with the aid of your perfection. For what has happened to me has occurred before. Indeed, many report to me the very same incident. But by the power of God who guides me we will take heart. And even if we have nothing of our own, at least that which belongs to others remains. I therefore beseech you, my lord, to do what you can to get hold of my twenty solidi which by him . . ."
- (Verso): "To my lord John, son of Diosk[ ] "
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1305
Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections CE 52 Janssens M 1977 116-9 SB XIV 11882 (and p. 534) Janssens M, CE 52, 116-9, 1977 -- SB XIV 11882 (and p. 534) -- BL VIII, 375 (l. 3-4) BL VIII, 375 (l. 3-4)
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- TC
- Year Begin
- 375
- Year End
- 424
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3397 x 5008
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 1305
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1305/1040v.tif
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- Manifest
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:1305
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- Full citation
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"P.Mich.inv. 1040; Verso." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1305/1040v.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 01, 2025.