P.Mich.inv. 6891 / Verso
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 6891
- Processing Number
- 3002
- Section/Side
- Verso
- Image Side
- Verso
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Verso; Recto is P.Petaus 127
- Connections
- Archive of Petaus, son of Petaus, komogrammateus of Ptolemais Hormou
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- 8.7 x 28 cm
- Items
- 2
- Lines
- 35
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- Yes
- Conservation Status
- Badly damaged along the folds and at the edges
- Palaeographic Description
- Same hand as P.Petaus 26 (editors)
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- ca. 184-186 A.D.
- Origin
- Probably Arsinoiton polis, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Provenance
- Probably either Karanis or Ptolemais Hormou, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Acquisition
- purchased in England through Prof. C. Schmidt in September 1937
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Unknown
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Business Letter
- Content
- Letter to Petaus, village secretary of Ptolemais Hormou, from an unknown colleague(?), concerning both private and administrative business
- Persons
- (unnamed) brother of the author;
- Didymos "mikros";
- Heron, presbyteros;
- Syrion son of Apynchis and Sarapous, alias . ata...;
- (unnamed) archephodos
- Translation
- As I enjoined you concerning the . . ., please, brother, send me the six jars, through my brother, on the 9th, and provide for as much others as you can. I have also sent the little Didymos with my brother. Know that I have received from Heron, the elder, a note on behalf of Syrion, son of Apynchis and Sarapous, also called . . ., .- - -, and 5 others. I have also sent you the current archephodos with a letter concerning his affair, ordering him to come back by the ninth hour of the present day, which is the 7th. I write to you so that you know and do what you want. If you want to . . . him until that hour, I will expedite them. Take care also of the swines, of necessity, until the ninth.
- (2nd hand) I pray for your health.
- (1st hand) Have, you too, a copy of the names with you, if you want, until the hour. Display it, as the copies I had have been entered in the records. I have sealed the letter with the figure of Harpochrtes. (2nd hand) I pray [for your health].
- Papyri.info Link
- https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3001
Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PPetaus Hagedorn U - Hagedorn D - Youtie LC - Youtie HC 1969 27 Pl. X Hagedorn U - Hagedorn D - Youtie LC - Youtie HC, PPetaus, 27, 1969, Pl. X
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- 184
- Year End
- 186
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3475 x 6685
- File Size
- 3 MB
- Record
- 3002
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-3002/6891v.tif
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"P.Mich.inv. 6891; Verso." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-3002/6891v.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024.