P.Mich.inv. 340 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 340

Processing Number

1967

Section/Side

Recto + Verso

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto + Verso

Connections

-

Material

Pap

Size

12 x 23 cm.

Items

2

Lines

1-32

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Conservation Status

The bottom section of the text. The sheet of this dark brown papyrus has been torn away and is badly damaged throughout by tears and small and large holes, and added to these in the lower half is a truly severe abrasion of the ink.

Palaeographic Description

The hand is thoroughly competent but unsightly. Above the text and on the left side are margins of ca. 2 cm.; on the right side the writing is brought either up to or close to the edge.

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

c. 290 A.D.

Origin

Oxyrhynchos, Oxyrhynchite nome, Middle Egypt, province of Egypt (?)

Provenance

Oxyrhynchos, Oxyrhynchite nome, Middle Egypt, province of Egypt (?)

Acquisition

purchased in Egypt by B.P. Grenfell and F.W. Kelsey in March-April 1920

Language

Greek

Genre

documentary

Author

Zoilos

Type of Text/Title of Work

private letter

Content

Zoilos writes to his mother Theodora to inform her that his sister is very ill and that she might give birth to a baby on that day after only 7 months of pregnancy. Meanwhile, Zoilos reports, the sister's husband has left the city to go to Oxyrhynchos to work off an inescapable obligation. Zoilos urges his mother to provide accomodation there for him and his co-workers.

Persons

Zoilos,

Theodora,

Techosous,

Inaarous,

Akes, son of Pachymis,

Hieronikes,

Eudaimonis.

Geographica

Thallou,

Oxyrhynchos.

Translation

"Zoilos to my mother Theodora, greetings. When I arrived in Thallou today, I found everyone at my brother's house in good health. But my sister Techosous is fearfully ill, and I expect that she will give birth today to a seven months' baby. If then she comes through it successfully, I will let you know what happened. Inaroous, the father of the little one, who brings you this letter, together with Akes, son of Pachymis, the weaver, and with the others also, has gone to Oxyrhynchos to work off an inescapable obligation imposed on them in the domain of the most estimable Hieronikes. You will do well therefore to give them the key to the room of the . . . in the gate-house. For Eudaimonis says that they have first come to you so that they may stay there until they obtain lodging from your lord. Salute all our people; Eudaimonis and Techosous and all who are here salute you. And she gave to the same men for expenses . . ."

(Verso): "From Zoilos to Theodora, his mother."

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1967

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
ZPE 36	Youtie HC	1979	70-3	Pl II	SB XVI 12606	Youtie HC, ZPE 36, 70-3, 1979, Pl II -- SB XVI 12606 -- BL X, 215 (date; l. 23)	BL X, 215 (date; l. 23)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

B.E. Nielsen, BASP 31 (1994) p. 135 and n. 22

Cataloging

Cataloger

TC

Year Begin

290

Year End

290

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

4333 x 6044

File Size

1 MB

Record

1967

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1967/340r.tif content_copy

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Manifest

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:1967:340R.TIF content_copy