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private letter

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Accession: P.Mich.inv. 6658
Find spot: Memphite nome, province of Egypt, Egypt
Period: (Late) IInd - (early) IIIrd century A.D.
Date: (Late) IInd - (early) IIIrd century A.D.
Date range: 150 CE – 250 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 17.3 x 14.1 cm.']
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Description

This papyrus contains a letter to Phanias, a secretary of the Harbor of Memphis, concerning business matters. The writer mentions some wine and plants which he put on board a ship for Phanias, and tells him to remind two other persons about a matter, apparently a payment due.

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 26674 primary
APIS-Text michigan.apis.2916 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.coll.youtie;1;54v tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.collyoutie.2.54v tier-1
HGV-Text 26674 tier-1

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