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Fragment of a letter from Melas to Zenon

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Accession: JE48579
Find spot: Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia), Egypt approx. site location
Period: Date of reception: March or April, 256 B.C.
Date: Date of reception: March or April, 256 B.C.
Date range: 256 BCE – 256 BCE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 7.5 x 12']
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Description

A fragment of a letter from Melas to Zenon, announcing the despatch of certain comestibles.

The same text in other collections

Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 780. Each record below describes this same ancient text from a different angle.

Fragment of letter from Melas to Zenon HGV-meta Palästina (?)-256
p.cair.zen.1.59131 DDbDP-text textPalästina (?)-256

Connections

Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 780 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.613 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;1;59131 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.1.59131 tier-1
HGV-Text 780 tier-1

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