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Private letter

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Accession: P.Mich.inv. 3162
Find spot: Diospolis, Egypt
Period: IIIrd/IVth century A.D.
Date: IIIrd/IVth century A.D.
Date range: 200 CE – 399 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 11.5 x 22.5 cm.']
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Description

Ninnas writes to his esteemed Silvanus. The main substance of the communication consists of observations on the negligence of certain of Silvanus' slave boys in making payments of the sums currently owed by them. By way of a postscript Ninnas adds in the left margin instructions to send various commodities to one Hestia.

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 30321 primary
APIS-Text michigan.apis.1848 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.mich.mchl;;28 tier-1
DDbDP-Text 11130 tier-1
HGV-Text 30321 tier-1

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