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The writer was Zenon's pigeon-keeper. He complains that he has received no wages for the last four months and that the barley-wheat given him for his food allowance is uneatable. So he begs Zenon to see to this, in order that he and his sons may do their work efficiently.
Ζήνωνι χαίρειν Πετοβάσ τις περιστεροτρόφος. καλῶς ἂν ποιήσαις, εἰ καί σοι δοκεῖ, συντάξας δοθῆναί μοι τὸ ὀψώνιον· στενῶς γὰρ διά κειμαι· ὀφείλεται δέ μοι τὸ ὀψώνιον τετραμήνου. καὶ εἰς τὴν σιτομετρίαν ἔχω κριθόπυρα ἀχρεῖα· οὐ δυνά μεθα καταχρήσασθαι. χρείας παρέχομαι καὶ τὰ παιδά…
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