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private letter
Description
This papyrus contains a fragment of a letter concerned with small private affairs. The names of both the sender and the recipient are lost. The letter was written in Alexandria. The content of the letter is without importance, but it has in line 2 another example of thyris to designate a wall niche or cupboard.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
Translations (1)
... the key of your wall cupboard, if of course it is there inside, otherwise, wherever it is \ /, let me know. For I shall not have anyone else who can reliably bring it to Alexandria for me. Therefore, do not neglect, if you have decided to stay for the festival at your place, send Tsenkomon to me. Heraklas troubled us...
Connections
Found at
Oxyrhynchos
Cross-references (5)
- TM-Text 27515 primary
- APIS-Text michigan.apis.2116 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text cde;93;146 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text cde.93.146 tier-1
- HGV-Text 27515 tier-1
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