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Title Conclusion of an Official Letter
Publications P.Corn. 48
More in series P.Corn.
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Origin unbekannt
More from unbekannt
Material Papyrus
Date III
More from the period between 201 CE and 300 CE
Commentary Datierung: 8. (9.) Sept., 7. Regierungsjahr.
Subjects Brief (amtlich); Auftrag; Drohung
Images http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1231...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 31393 [source]

Publications P. Cornell 48 (Westermann, William Linn / Kraemer, Casper J. Jr.; 1926)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. Cornell I 83
Date AD 200 - 299
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt[found & written]

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1231 [xml]

Title Conclusion of an official letter
Author Unknown
Summary End of a letter evidently from a higher official to a lower, urging him to send some object. The order is accompanied by threat in cae of carelessness on the part of the official addressed.
Citations Westermann WL - Kraemer CJ, PCorn, 48, 1926 -- BL II 2, 50; L. 6 of the edition should be written as ll. 6-7 ;;;line 6: "h zetesis pros se";;;line 7:"genhsetai" (NL; forthcoming);;
P.Corn.:48
Inv. Id P.Corn. Inv. I 83
Support/Dimensions 2 papyri ; a: 9.3 x 9.6 cm; b: 3 x 1 cm
Condition Broken off at the top. Very damaged at the lower margin, but no letters are lost there. On the verso there are some traces of letters, which seem to be the address of the letter. Two pieces of papyrus were removed from the verso and one joined on the left upper corner, the other (fragment b)does join.
Lines a: 8 lines;b: 2 lines
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Hands Written in large uncials with backward slope.
Origin Unknown
More from Unknown
Language Greek
Date IIIrd century A.D.
More from the period between 200 CE and 299 CE
Note (general) Some strips of papyrus have been glued on the verso and must be removed as separate fragments. They belong to the same papyrus (because of the forms of the preserved letters). They are not ancient or modern repairs (NL)
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto; Verso is unpublished (only a few traces of letters)
Subjects Letter writing, Egyptian--Egypt.; Sanctions, Administrative--Egypt.; Government publications--Egypt.; Documentary; Papyrus
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DDbDP transcription: p.corn.48 [xml]

III spc ?

fragment a
τ[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
κ[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] fragment b
το  ̣(*)[- ca.9 -]  ̣ωμου̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣
μετ̣[  ̣  ̣]π̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣]π̣[  ̣]  ̣ρου ⟦ὁμοίως⟧
διάπεμπε εἰδὼς ὅτι
ἐὰν ἀμελήσῃς εἲ τί(*) ἐὰν γνω-
5⟦θ⟧θῆ(*) ὄφειλον λογισθῆναι.
ἡ ζήτησις πρὸς σὲ
γενήσεται
(ἔτους) ζ/ Θὼθ ια.(*)

Apparatus


^ b.1. N. Litinas (on photo) (via PN) :   ̣  ̣  ̣ prev. ed.
^ b.4. l. ἢ, N. Litinas (on photo) (via PN) : ἔστι prev. ed.
^ b.4-5. l. γνω|θῆ
^ b.6-7. N. Litinas (on photo) (via PN) : πρὸς σὲ γενήσεται | (ἔτους) ζ/ Θὼθ ια. prev. ed.

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APIS Translation (English)

... send, because you have to know that if you neglect, if it is understood that the debt should be calculated, it will be a search for you