P.Mich.inv. 4396

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4396

Processing Number

2204

Section/Side

Recto + Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto + Verso

Connections

-

Material

Pap

Size

15 X 22 cm

Items

1

Lines

Recto - 25

Verso - 2

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

slightly damaged at the bottom

Palaeographic Description

See electronic version of PMich VIII, 492

Status

published

Library

Cairo

Contents

Date

IInd century A.D.

Origin

Alexandria, province of Egypt

Provenance

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

25-5034 A over A

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Ninas(?)

Type of Text/Title of Work

Private letter

Content

Letter of Ninas(?) to his sister Thaisarion, informing that he expects a final decision in some affair that brought him to Alexandria, and that their brother Ptolemaios has sold his land and even attempted to sell their own land but was prevented by the writer

Subject Headings

Family

Land ownership (& sale)

Liturgy (compulsory public service)

Religion

Violence

Persons

Ninas(?) (son of Xistis?);

his sister Thaisarion daughter of Xistis(?);

their brother Ptolemaios;

a second brother Ptolemaios(?);

their (unnamed) mother

Heras, son of (unnamed father) and Thaisarion;

Koprous;

Philoxas, hippeus;

Ptolemaios, husband of Heuremon's daughter;

(unnamed) komogrammateus;

Diodora;

Longinus;

Gemella

Geographica

Alexandria; Sebennythos (Sebennytos); Pammebeis (topos); Penes (topos); Tbunis (topos); Kollauthis (topos); Psens (topos); Pilipite (topos); Okes (topos)

Translation

Ninas(?) to Thaisarion, very many greetings. Before all else I pray for your health, and I make obeisance for your every hour in the presence of our lord Sarapis. I want you to know, sister, that I did not write a letter to Koprous, for I informed her of everything by word of mouth. When she went upriver, the affair had not yet reached a conclusion, but now, I thank our lord Sarapis, everything has turned out well. But the <official> communications have not come out; I am expecting them. Know that your brother Ptolemaios has sold all his property, namely, the share which falls to him of the eight arourai near the village Sebennytos, to Philoxas the cavalryman; and <his property> in the hamlets Pammebeis, Penes, Tbynis, Kollauthis, Psens, and Pilipite, and the share which falls to him of a palm grove in the hamlet of Okes – all these have been sold to Heras, your son. And now, except that I was in Alexandria, he would have sold all your property and mine and our mother's. But I thank Ptolemaios, the husband of Heuremon's daughter; through him everything was accomplished. He used me like a brother. If Sarapis permits and I receive the <official> communications, I come to join you. I also gave Koprous all this information by word of mouth, so that she might tell you. If you know that the village secretary has put me into a liturgy, inform me into what kind of liturgy he has put me. And if anyone has injured you, let me know his name by letter. Give many salutations to my brother Ptolemaios, and to Diodora, and to Longinus, and to . . ., and to Gemella, and many salutations to my mother.

(2nd hand) I pray for your good health.

(Verso) (1st hand) [To Thaisarion] daughter of Xistis, from [Ninas(?)] her brother.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.2204

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich VIII	Winter JG-Youtie HC	1951	492	Winter JG-Youtie HC, PMich VIII, 492, 1951 -- BL III, 116 on line 1; BL IV, 55 & BL V, 70 on line 24.	BL III, 116 on line 1; BL IV, 55 & BL V, 70 on line 24.

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

H.I. Bell, CR 66 (1952) p. 186; W. Mueller, Eos 84, 3 (1956) p. 156.

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

100

Year End

199

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Record

2204

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2204/1 content_copy