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Fragment of a letter and fragment of account

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Accession: JE51725
Find spot: Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia), Egypt approx. site location
Period: mid 3rd c. B.C.
Date: mid 3rd c. B.C.
Date range: 275 BCE – 225 BCE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 7 x 10.5']
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Description

The letter seems to have been written by one of Zenon's agricultural foremen. On the other side of the papyrus is an account of daily expenses.

Connections

Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 1241 1241 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.1080 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;4;59608 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.4.59608 tier-1
HGV-Text 1241a 1241b tier-1

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