Letter to Zenon
The writer acknowledges receipt of a consignment of shoots (?), brought to Philadelphia by donkey, and informs Zenon that he is bringing water from Tanis to irrigate the young olive trees.
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The writer acknowledges receipt of a consignment of shoots (?), brought to Philadelphia by donkey, and informs Zenon that he is bringing water from Tanis to irrigate the young olive trees.
Ζήνωνι χαίρειν. ἐκομισάμεθα τὰ ὑποζύγια ἀποσταλέντα ἡμῖν ὥστε εἰς Φιλαδέλφειαν ὄντα δεκαεπτὰ ἤγαγον ἡμῖν ἀχάρακτα. ἐγράψαμεν οὖν σοι αι τὰ ἐλάινα φυτὰ ζωοφυτοῦντα πάντα ποτίζομεν τὸ ὕδωρ φέροντες ἐκ Τάνιος. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους κθ, Φαρμοῦθι μ Ζήνωνι.
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