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Fragment of a letter from Polemon, Artemon and Drakon to Zenon

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Accession: JE49031
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 ; 12.5 x 15']
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Description

These three acquaintances of Zenon, writing from Alexandria, ask him to send them a very choice pig from Philadelphia, along with those which he may be sending to Apollonios for the Arsinoeia, also two jars of black olives from Memphis and two others of olives from Memphis and two others of olives in brine.

Connections

Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 1139 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.976 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;3;59501 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.3.59501 tier-1
HGV-Text 1139 tier-1

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