P.Mich.inv. 3105 / Verso

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 3105

Processing Number

1794

Section/Side

Recto + Verso

Image Side

Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto (written across the fibres) + Verso

Connections

Zenon archive

Material

Pap

Size

24.8 x 8.3 cm

Items

1

Lines

Recto -10;

Verso - 3

Mounted

Yes

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

complete; damaged along some folds

Palaeographic Description

Recto written across the fibres

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

July 31, 257 B.C. (date of reception)

Origin

Unknown place

Provenance

Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt

Acquisition

July 1925; Acquired from Dr. Kondilios

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Aristeides

Type of Text/Title of Work

Business Letter

Content

Letter from Aristeides to Zenon, to whom he asks to introduce his messenger to Apollonios, as he complains to have been nominated by his fellow citizens as commissary of corn, though not of the required age for holding this unwelcome charge

Subject Headings

Complaint letters--Egypt.

Service, Compulsory non-military--Egypt.

Citizenship--Egypt--Alexandria.

Finance, Public--Egypt.

Persons

Aristeides (see Pros.Ptol. I 181);

Theronides, his brother;

Zenon (son of Agreophon) (see Pros.Ptol. I 80 + add.);

Apollonios (dioiketes) (see Pros. Ptol. I 16 + add.);

Dromon (see Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p. 321)

Geographica

Arsinoe (he Dionos)

Translation

(Recto)

Aristeides to Zenon greeting. If you are well and everything else is to your mind, I would give much thanks to the gods. I too am well. I have had the misfortune to be proposed by the ciitzens as commissary of corn, though I am not yet of the right age nor due for that burden, but have been proposed by certain persons out of jealousy. I and my brother Theronides therefore have sent Dromon to explain these things to Apollonios, in order that he may help us and release me from that responsability. You would do me a favour then by immediately admitting Dromon to Apollonios's presence and assisting him to have speech with Apollonios as soon as possible and seeing that he sends him back to us immediately after settling everything. And write yourself if ever you need anything from there, in order that we may do all that you want. Farewell.

(Verso)

To Zenon.

(Docket, 2nd hand) Aristeides about himself and the charge of supplying corn. (Received) year 29, Panemios 1, in Arsinoe.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1794

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich I	Edgar CC	1931	23	Edgar CC, PMich I, 23, 1931 -- BL II 2, 89 on 6	BL II 2, 89 on 6

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

U. Wilcken, Archiv 10 (1932) p. 74; K. Koester, Aegyptus 19 (1939) p. 301-314.

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

-257

Year End

-257

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

4608 x 3480

File Size

2 MB

Record

1794

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1794/3105v_a.tif content_copy

Related Links

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Manifest

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:1794 content_copy