| Call Number |
P.Duk.inv. 614 |
| Title Statement |
Official letter, Year 33 Tybi 8 [252 B.C. Apr. 1] |
| Subject Headings–Personal Name |
Zenon, ho Agreophontos, d. ca. 238 B.C. |
| Subject Headings |
Banks and banking--Egypt--332-30 B.C. |
| Subject Headings |
Bankers--Egypt--332-30 B.C. |
| Subject Headings |
Administration of estates--Egypt--Fayyum--332-30 B.C. |
| Subject Headings–Geographic Name |
Egypt--Officials and employees--Correspondence--332-30 B.C. |
| Index Term–Genre/Form |
Documentary papyri--Egypt--Heracleopolite Nome--332-30 B.C. |
| Index Term–Genre/Form |
Correspondence--Egypt--Heracleopolite Nome--332-30 B.C. |
| Physical Description |
1 item : papyrus, two joining fragments mounted in glass, remains of paint on the verso ; 25 cm. |
| General Note |
Actual dimensions of item are 24.6 x 18.8 cm. |
| General Note |
19 lines. |
| General Note |
Written along the fibers on the recto. |
| General Note |
Upper margin of 3 cm.; lower margin of 2 cm.; left margin of 2 cm. |
| General Note |
P.Duk.inv. 614 was formerly P.Duk.inv. MF74 17. |
| General Note |
Extracted from mummy cartonnage. |
| Summary, Etc. |
Papyrus copy of a letter from the Herakleopolites (Heracleopolite Nome), Egypt. Written by someone to Zenon, the well-known manager of the estate of Apollonios near Philadelphia in the Arsinoite Nome (modern name: Fayyum). Sent with a cover letter to Hippokrates, who is in charge of the logeuterion or bank in Touphis in the Aphroditopolites (Aphroditopolite nome). Mentions someone with "Herakl" in his name and another banker. Dated to year 33, Tybi 8 (April 1, 252 B.C.). |
| Citation/References Note |
"A letter to Zenon," by John F. Oates, Actes du XVe Congrès International de Papyrologie 2(Bruxelles 1979): 49-51, no. 5 (P.Congr.XV 5). |
| Additional Physical Form Available Note |
Item available as digitized image. Consult repository for details. |
| Language Note |
In Greek. |
| Cumulative Index/Finding Aids Note |
Descriptive database available in repository. |
| Library of Congress Control Number |
31194733 |
| System ID No: |
AOE-2874 |
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