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Letter from Zoilos to Alexandros

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Accession: JE48506
Find spot: Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia), Egypt approx. site location
Period: About 25th April, 257 BC
Date: About 25th April, 257 BC
Date range: 257 BCE – 257 BCE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 12.5 x 33']
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Description

Zoilos (probably employed by Apollonios in Syria and Palestine) urges Alexandros to help him and bring pressure to bear on Apollonios by means of his friends, but he does not say what exactly he is wanting.

Connections

Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 715 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.540 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;1;59057 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.1.59057 tier-1
HGV-Text 715 tier-1

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