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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Language Greek, Ancient Name Metrodorus, employee of Apollonius in Alexandria, mid 3rd century BC

1. Papyrus 2320

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2320
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Cair.Zen. V 59821, TM 1445)
Scope & Content:
Right-hand half of a letter to Zenon, perhaps written by Metrodorus, acknowledging receipt of gifts sent to the king on his birthday. The list of gifts follows. A papyrus in Cairo (Egyptian Museum, CG 59821) preserves another portion of this letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 May 254 BC (?)
Extent:
Right-hand half of a papyrus sheet the right hand portion of which is in Cairo, Egyptian Museum (CG 59821); darker along the right edge; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 8 lines; upper, lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 2323

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2323
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2042, CPS 257, TM 1604)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zenon from Metrodorus, an employee of Apollonius’ estate in Alexandria, concerning a transaction in which Zenon and his brother appear to have been involved. Metrodorus encloses the copy of a letter addressed to Artemidorus regarding the sum of money deposited with him, to be used by M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
256-248 BC
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, worm-eaten in a zigzag line along the edges; with darker patches on the right-hand side; written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 13 lines written across the fibres; a sheet-join runs horizontally at c. 40 mm from the bottom. The back has one line running along the fibres. Another fragment of the same papyrus is now Cairo. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with a small opening to show the text on the back.

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