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Letter from Apollonios to Zenon and Panakestor

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Accession: JE48641
Find spot: Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia), Egypt approx. site location
Period: December, 255 B.C. or January, 254 BC
Date: December, 255 B.C. or January, 254 BC
Date range: 255 BCE – 254 BCE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 22.5 x 18']
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Description

Apollonios informs his two agents that he has sent Maron to take charge of the Milesian sheep. They are to hand over the sheep and all the material and introduce him to the local shepherds who will be under his orders. Four of the boys belonging to the belonging to the estate are to be given to him to learn his methods.

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Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 841 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.677 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;2;59195 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.2.59195 tier-1
HGV-Text 841 tier-1

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