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Letter from Philon to Zenon
Description
The author is Philon the baker, who according to the docket writes about payment for work and informs Zenon that he has sent him an artaba and a half of flour. Other matters were apparently mentioned in the letter, but we have at present only a fragment, the right half and the lower part being still missing.
The same text in other collections
Linked by Trismegistos ID
TM 739.
Each record below describes this same ancient text from a different angle.
- Letter from Philon to Zenon HGV-meta Kharabet el Gerza (ancient PhiladeDate of reception: About 21st July, 257 BC
- p.cair.zen.1.59084 DDbDP-text textKharabet el Gerza (ancient PhiladeDate of reception: About 21st July, 257 BC
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Cross-references (5)
- TM-Text 739 primary
- APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.567 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;1;59084 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.1.59084 tier-1
- HGV-Text 739 tier-1
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