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Letter from Nikon (?) to Zenon

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Accession: JE48584
Find spot: Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia), Egypt approx. site location
Period: May 257 B.C.
Date: May 257 B.C.
Date range: 257 BCE – 257 BCE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 8 x 28.5']
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Description

The name of the writer is lost, but the hand is that of Nikon. Apollonios had ordered him to take over some sheep from Artemidoros, and he asks Zenon to inform Apollonios that they have no sheep-pens and to give an order for the supply of building materials.

Connections

Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 724 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.551 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;1;59068 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.1.59068 tier-1
HGV-Text 724 tier-1

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