1. Papyrus 1832
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1832
- Title:
- Demotic Text and Official Correspondence (P.Hib. I 82, TM 8231)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto: Demotic text, unpublished. Verso: Collection of letters addressed to Asclepiades, perhaps the financial official (oikonomos), from various men. The text is covered with plaster. Column 1, lines 1-11: Letter from a sender whose name is lost, asking Asclepiades to see that a letter is del...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 31 January 238 BC
- Extent:
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Fragments of a papyrus roll reused as mummy cartonnage; the preserved portion is damaged by holes; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The text on the front is Demotic; the two columns on the back are in Greek, but are covered with plaster. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
