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Letter from Simon to Zenon 258 - 256 B.C.
Description
This letter belongs to the time when Zenon was attached to the household of the dioiketes. Simon states that he has sent Apollonios a jar of mackerel, and he asks Zenon to present them at a favourable moment, taking them out of the jar and displaying them on a platter. In return he begs Zenon to write to him if ever he is in need of his services.
The same text in other collections
Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 1146.
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- Letter from Simon to Zenon HGV-meta Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philade258 - 256 v.Chr.
- p.cair.zen.3.59508 DDbDP-text textKharabet el Gerza (ancient Philade258 - 256 v.Chr.
Connections
Cross-references (5)
- TM-Text 1146 primary
- APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.982 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;3;59508 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.3.59508 tier-1
- HGV-Text 1146 tier-1
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