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Phaneisis writes from Alexandria, where he had been brought before Dionysodoros and sent to prison. Knowing nobody in town he begs Zenon to send him a cloak or some money to serve his needs until one of his own people can sail down to help him.
Φανεῖσις σιτομέτρης Ζήνωνι χαίρειν. ἰδών με Διονυσόδωρος συνέταξεν ἀπαγαγεῖν με ἤδη γ ἡμερ . καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις ἀπο στείλας τινὰ παρὰ σοῦ πρὸς μὲ μετὰ τοῦ ἀπο διδόντος σοιοι τὴν ἐπιστολήν, διὰ τὸ μηθένα με ἔχειν ἐν τῆι πόλει, καὶ ἀποστεί λας μοι τρίβωνα ἢ χαλκοῦς, ὅσους ἂν βούληι…
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