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Business Letter via APIS-papyrus
Letter from Philadelphos to Philippos about land surveyors. A short letter from Philadelphos to Philippos, asking him to introduce the bearers of the letter to a certain Heronas, win his cooperation, and stay with them until they have finished measuring some plots of land. It dates to the 2nd or early 3rd century AD; its place of origin is unknown. machine translation
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TM 28799.
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Φιλάδελφος Φιλίππῳ
τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν.
τοῖς ἀναδιδοῦσί σοι ταῦτα
μου τὰ γράμματα σύστα
πρὸς Ἡρωνᾶν ὅπως
εὐπιθῆ αὐτὸν ποιήσαντες σὺν αὐτοῖς γένῃ
μέχρις ἂν ἀναμετρήσουσι τὰ ἐδάφη.
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