Letter December 6, 254 BCApollonios, dioiketes, 12 in Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p.292-293APIScolumbia.apis.p42(NNC)aaa1354p.col.3.420094;3;42p.col;3;4217591759Col.inv. 264Letter of Apollonios to Zenon telling him to go to Krokodilopolis and render account to Phileas and Python of his collections from the beer concession and the remaining collections; he was also supposed to have the money returned in prepayment for the money advanced by ApolloniosWritten across the fibers with 10 lines; on the back, along the fibers, address and docket; practically complete, only a few letters are missing on the rightFine chancery handIn Greek1papyrus ; 26 x 18 cm254 BCE
Purchased by Columbia University from Dr. Kondilios through H.I. Bell in July 1925; no. 4 in Bell's inventory
APIS keywords are controlled locally at the institution level. They are not necessarily consistent.EnglishIn GreekPhileas, -- 1 in Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p. 434Python, -- banker, 2 in Pap.Lugd.Bat. XXI, p. 410Bank at KrokodilopolisPapyri
Apollonios to Zenon, greeting. As soon as you have planted the vines and have found a favorable opportunity, go to Krokodilopolis and render account to Phileas and Python regarding the collections from the beer concession and regarding all the remaining [collections] in Philadelphia and pay all the amounts collected. Let them pay back to you the like amount against the advances made through us.
Good-bye. Year 32, Hyperberetaios.
Phaophi.
[Verso:] Year 32. Phaol 12.
To Zenon. Reciprocal payment to Phileas.