OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

–

Size:

6.3 x 10.3 cm.

Lines:

12

Publication side:

Recto, the Verso is blank

Palaeographic description:

–

State of preservation:

–

Content

Date:

IInd century A.D.

Origin:

Unknown place, province of Egypt

Language:

Greek

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

Theon

Title / Type of text:

Private letter

Content:

Letter to a chief physician.

Subjects:

Letter Food Trade Physicians

Named people:

Theon Ammonios, archiatros Petechon

Named places:

Chemmineos ?

English translation:

Theon to Ammonios the chief physician. From Petechon I received a sealed chest full of fresh grapes. Receive from him twelve white breads and the chest with five loaves of pure wheat-bread as you wrote. He will then drive the donkeys daily from the 13 of the month Athur. He receives one choinix (? or 600?) of barley. He is now idle at the place of Chemmineos. If he leaves, I shall notify you and he will pay you the price (of the the grapes). Buy for me figs and ? and five ?. Send them to me. Tell the price you want to have.

Provenance:

Unknown place, province of Egypt

Acquisition:

Purchased by S. Eitrem in Egypt 1920

Acquisition year:

–

Editions

• Eiterem S-Amundsen L, P.Oslo II, 1931, 53
  ▾ Corrections:

  • Olsson B, Indogermanische Forschungen 52 (1933) p. 155 (l. 6, 9)Preisendanz K, Philologische Wochenschrift 52 (1932) p. 231 (l. 10) Youtie HC, CP27 (1932) p. 91 (l.5/6)Amundsen L, P.Oslo III (1936) p. 276 (l. 6, 9, 10)

Further Literature

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