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Document Details : Title: P.Corn. inv. 127 Subtitle: Letter Seeking Capture and Rendition of Runaway ταρσικάριοι Author(s): MCCONNELL, Ryan E. Journal: Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists Volume: 50 Date: 2013 Pages: 153-164 DOI: 10.2143/BASP.50.0.3206278 Abstract : Edition of a fragmentary papyrus letter of unknown provenance, in which the sender orders the pursuit, capture, and rendition of five ταρσικάριοι – weavers of linen fabric in the Tarsian style, some or all likely slaves. A post-script singles out individuals for questioning, among them an οἰκέτης, and mentions an Antiochene μάγειρος, who is also apparently in flight. A discussion of the letter’s implications for the use of slave labor in skilled production in Late Antique Egypt follows the edition. |
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