P.Mich.inv. 3131 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 3131

Processing Number

1820

Section/Side

Recto

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto (written across the fibres); Verso is blank

Connections

+ P.Cair. inv. JdE 51881; Zenon archive

Material

Pap

Size

17 x 11.5 cm (P.Mich.inv. 3131); 16.5 x 11.5 cm (P.Cair. inv. JdE 51881)

Items

1

Lines

10

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

nearly complete

Palaeographic Description

Recto written across the fibres

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

IIIrd century B.C.

Origin

Unknown place, Egypt

Provenance

Philadelpheia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, Egypt

Acquisition

July 1925; Acquired from Dr. Kondilios

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Kallippos

Type of Text/Title of Work

Petition

Content

Petition to Zenon by Kallippos, who begs him, if not from compassion, at least for the sake of his own interests, not to allow him to lie in prison; if Zenon will release him, he offers to leave his wife as a pledge, pending the examination of his case

Subject Headings

Prisoners--Correspondence--Egypt.

Shepherds--Egypt.

Justice--Egypt.

Agriculture--Egypt.

Business losses--Egypt.

Land tenure--Egypt.

Leases--Egypt.

Hostages--Egypt.

Wives--Egypt.

Persons

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

Kallippos (see Pros.Ptol. IV 10262);

Demetrios (aipolos) (see Pros.Ptol. IV 12086);

(unnamed) Kallippos's wife

Geographica

Senary (Sinary)

Translation

To Zenon greeting from Kallippos. Have you fallen asleep, regardless of me in prison? Think of your flocks and herds. Know that if the goats of Demetrios remain here, they will perish; for the road down which he drives them to the pastures is enough to kill them. Think too about the hay already cut in Senary, that it be not lost; for not small is the profit you will gain from it; I reckon there will be as many as 3,000 sheaves. I pray and beseech you, be not unmindful of me in prison. Much loss have I suffered since I was led to gaol from the allotment which I leased, trusting in your support. No little loss have you suffered since I was led to gaol; and the sheep which I have acquired since I came to you have been carried off by the shepherds since I was led to gaol. And if it seems good to you, I will leave my wife in prison to be answerable for me, until you require into the matters about which they accuse me. May you prosper.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1820

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich I	Edgar CC	1931	87	Edgar CC, PMich I, 87, 1931 -- BL VIII, 220 (line 4); BL X, 128 (bibliography)	BL VIII, 220 (line 4); BL X, 128 (bibliography)
ZÈnon, un homme d'affaires grec ‡ l'ombre des Pyramides	Clarysse W-Vandorpe K	1995	102-103	Clarysse W-Vandorpe K, ZÈnon, un homme d'affaires grec ‡ l'ombre des Pyramides, 102-103, 1995

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

P. Pruneti, I centri abitati dell'Ossirinchite (Firenze, 1981) p. 178-179.

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

sc

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

-299

Year End

-200

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

4608 x 3480

File Size

2 MB

Record

1820

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1820/3131r_a.tif content_copy

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