1. Papyrus 656
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 656
- Title:
- Official Order to Pay (P.Grenf. II 23, Chrest.Wilck. 159, P.Lond. III 656 descr., TM 270)
- Scope & Content:
- Official letters concerning the order to pay 34 talents and 100 artabas of wheat to two boats hauling grain. Lines 1-8: Order to Demetrius from Hermias, who instructs him to pay 34 talents from the bank of Pathyris, and encloses previous letters. Lines 9-16: Letter of Hermonax to Hermias, orde...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 1 June 108 BC
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, with light-coloured patches and dark spots at the top, complete but damaged by holes. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing one line with Greek and Demotic. On the front there is one column. All margins are extant, the right being minimal. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet at 105-110 mm from the left edge; a small strip of vertical fibres is visible in the lower half of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
