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Letter from Simon to Zenon

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Accession: JE51878
Find spot: Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia), Egypt approx. site location
Period: 258 - 256 B.C.
Date: 258 - 256 B.C.
Date range: 258 BCE – 256 BCE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 13.5 x 13']
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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.

Connections

Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

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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