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Letter to Athenarous

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Accession: P.Penn. Museum inv.E02804
Find spot: Oxyrhynchos, Egypt approx. site location
Period: 2nd CE
Date: 2nd CE
Date range: 100 CE – 199 CE
Materials: ['8.2 x 12.2cm. The left and right margins, while frayed, show no loss of writing. The top and bottom margins, however, are broken, with clear loss of lines, either whole or partial.']
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Description

Letter to a woman called Athenarous, announcing the dispatch of oil and fruit. The writer, whose name is lost, seems to have occupied some official position, for he mentions that he was about to accompany the praefect to Coptos. (Grenfell & Hunt)

Connections

Found at Oxyrhynchos

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 28369 primary
APIS-Text upenn.apis.56 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.oxy;3;529 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.oxy.3.529 tier-1
HGV-Text 28369 tier-1

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