My dear Smyly,
I ought to have written before
to thank you for your corrections on
the horoscopes², which were duly made.
Wilcken³ discusses the matter in his
Gr. Ostraca⁴ (which I suppose you
have seen⁵) but he doesnt seem to me
to understand it quite.
Crusius⁶ paid me a visit here a
fortnight ago and showed me copies of

some Ptolemaic papyri from Gebelên⁷ which
they have at Heidelberg. One⁸ had
a double date (this between ourselves)
"the second year of Cleopatra (II) Soteira⁹
(B.C. 129/8 according to Wilckens
Gr. Ost I. 785), ξ[ανδικος] πεμπτ̣η¹⁰
= Φαωφι πεμπτη¹¹" ; later on in the
same papyrus Peritius is equated corresponds to¹²
to Mesore. I am sorry you have
given up your theory on the dates.
Perhaps this new one will be some
use. The change must have taken
place very shortly afterwards

We have practically finished O.P.
II and it will appear early in Nov.
It is unlucky for Wilcken that on
some points we shall put him out of
date. I suppose you have been
through his new readings on P.P.¹³
If there is any thing you want me
to look at in the Oxford ones
let me know. We leave about
Nov. 5 to dig again in the Fayum¹⁴
and have another shy¹⁵ at those d-d
mummies.
We are publishing some nice Ptolemaic

papyri at Gizeh in Wilcken's new
Archiv¹⁶, which he says will be out
in November (??). I will send you
an "Auszug¹⁷."
Remember me to Mahaffy & tell
him there have been many inquiries
for him here. I regret very much he
didnt turn up as usual this Sept.
I hope your book¹⁸ will be out soon. We
have been having a go at Revillout¹⁹
on the ^ subject of marriage²⁰. He has completely misled
poor Mitteis.²¹