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441. Papyrus 530

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 530
Title:
Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 55, C.Ptol.Sklav. 218, P.Petr. II 13(1), P.Petr. III 42c(12), TM 7647)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Cleon from the foremen (dekatarchoi) of the stonecutters, who complain that they are being wronged, and urge Cleon to ensure that Dionysius and Diotimus provide the supplies to them as per agreement. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12 July 255 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, complete but with some surface damage and plaster residue; writing runs across the fibres on the front, with 11 complete lines. Margins are minimal. The back bears one word written along the fibres, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame; a small opening shows the text on the back.

442. Papyrus 531

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 531
Title:
Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 21, P.Petr. II 13(2), P.Petr. III 42c(10), P.Lond. III 531 descr., TM 7634)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Cleon by a sender whose name is damaged, asking him to provide thirty ropes to the village head, which are to be used for repairing the sluice gates, and to send the man in charge of the gates.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 August 255 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus slip extracted from mummy cartonnage, damaged at the bottom, with holes in the upper portion and plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There is a column of 16 lines, with blank space between lines 14 and 15. The upper margin is extant, no margin was left at the sides. A sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet in the left margin, with the right-hand sheet being on top of the left-hand sheet. The modern annotation at the top indicates the mummy from which the papyrus derives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

443. Papyrus 532

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 532
Title:
Letter from Niceratus to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 52, P.Petr. II 4(10), 5c, P.Petr. II 13(3), P.Petr. III 42c(8), P.Lond. III 532 descr., TM 7644)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Niceratus to Cleon, reporting that part of the wall of the fortification collapsed, and the rest is being dragged down. Niceratus asks Cleon to draw up the contract and give it to the building contractor, so that he may start. Prisoners sent from Apollonius are mentioned. The letter wa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
January 255 BC
Extent:

Two joining fragments of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue in the upper fragment and some surface damage in places. The front bears 10 lines written across the fibres; the upper and lower margins measure 20 and 15 mm respectively. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

444. Papyrus 533

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 533
Title:
Letter with the Copy of a Letter of Niceratus (P.Petrie Kleon. 56, P.Petr. II 13(4), P.Petr. III 42c(9), P.Lond. III 533 descr., TM 7645)
Scope & Content:
Letter, presumably to Cleon, enclosing the copy of a letter of Niceratus, which reported that part of a fortification collapsed. A contract should be made straightaway.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 August 255 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off to the left and damaged at the bottom; with surface damage in places. The front bears portions of 12 lines running across the fibres, mutilated at the beginning; two blanks of 15 and 20 mm separate lines 3 and 4 and 4 and 5 respectively. Upper and lower margins measure c. 35 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

445. Papyrus 534

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 534
Title:
Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 17, P.Petr. II 13(5), P.Petrie III 42b(2), P.Lond. III 534 descr., TM 2492)
Scope & Content:
Letter from Panacestor, manager of the estate of Apollonius, to Cleon, who had already asked him to send out a crew for building bends of a canal. Cleon did not pass by on his way to the Little Lake, and is being reproached for not supervising the irrigation works in the land of Apollonius. He i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 October 257 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, lacking the lower left corner, with plaster residue and some surface damage in places. Writing runs across the fibres on the front. There are 11 lines, few of which lack the beginnings. Upper and lower margins measure c. 20 mm; the left margin survives opposite lines 1-5 and measures 15 mm. No margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

446. Papyrus 535

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 535
Title:
Business Letter to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 59, P.Petr. II 13(6), P.Petr. III 42g(4), P.Lond. III 535 descr., TM 7660)
Scope & Content:
Archestratus writes to Cleon, reporting on a contract for the execution of work that may be profitable, asking for his advice and promising to act accordingly. With address and date of receipt (Phaophi 12) on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-253 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with one third being lost to the right (front); with plaster residue and breaks along the folds. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides. The front bears one column of 22 lines lacking the ends; a sheet-join runs along the height of the sheet in the right edge; the upper margin measures 25 mm, the left and lower c. 10 mm. The back has one column of 2 lines and a word next to it written in the left-hand portion. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

447. Papyrus 536

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 536
Title:
Letter to Zopyrus (P.Petrie Kleon 84, P.Petr. II 13(7), P.Petr. III 64b, P.Lond. III 536 descr., TM 7509)
Scope & Content:
Letter to Zopyrus, the name of the sender being lost, concerning a theft of money which happened to Isidote, daughter of Theodorus, in Krokodilopolis. The sender has made arrangements so that the money may be restored to Isidote. The order for the payment is enclosed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 July 238 BC
Extent:
Fragmentary papyrus sheet, reused as mummy cartonnage, lacking most of its left-hand half, and broken off to the right; written on one side along the fibres. There is one column of 25 lines, with a blank between lines 16 and 17; a fragment in Dublin contains the ends of lines 6-25 and traces of the top of another column. The upper margin measures 30 mm, the left 10 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

448. Papyrus 537

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 537
Title:
Letter about Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 18, P.Petr. II 13(8), P.Petr. III 42B(1), P.Lond. III 537 descr., TM 7635)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter whose sender and recipient are lost, reporting on matters related to irrigation: the sluice gates in Montila, a canal in the Arsinoite nome, have been closed, and it is necessary to decide whether one gate in Ptolemais should be closed. With date at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 August 256 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus slip from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue, lacking the left-hand portion and with surface damage. It was folded in half. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The ends of 5 lines remain, with a modern annotation at the top, indicating the mummy case from which the papyrus derives. A small fragment has been inserted upside down in the gap in line 2, amd does not belong to the papyrus. Upper and lower margins measure 20 mm and 10 mm respectively; the right margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

449. Papyrus 538(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 538(A-B)
Title:
Letters to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 35, P.Petr. II 13(9), P.Petr. III 42b(3), P.Lond. III 538a descr., TM 7636; P.Petrie Kleon 38, P.Petr. II 13(10), P.Petr. III 42b(4), P.Lond. III 538b descr., TM 7637)
Scope & Content:
Two letters addressed to the engineer Cleon. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Petrie Kleon 35, P.Petr. II 13(9), P.Petr. III 42b(3), P.Lond. III 538a descr., TM 7636): Letter concerning the opening of a sluice gate, enclosing the copy of a letter sent by a certain Themistus. The name of the sender is lost,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
260-249 BC
Extent:

Fragments of two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, from mummy cartonnage, bearing writing on both sides; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame, with two openings showing the text on the back.

Upper papyrus (A): Broken off at the bottom and damaged along the edges; covered with plaster residue; 9 lines written along the fibres on the front, with only few traces of the last; on the back there is one word running along the fibres. Left and upper margins measure c.10 mm.

Lower papyrus (B): Broken off to the right and damaged at the top and left; the original papyrus might have been 320 mm wide, in which case slightly half of the text would be lost. On the front there are 5 lines written across the fibres, with upper, lower and left margins measuring c.15 mm; on the back there is one word running along the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

450. Papyrus 539

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 539
Title:
Letter from Zenon to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 19, P.Petr. II 13(11), P.Petr. III 42A, P.lond. III 539 descr., TM 2491)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Zenon to Cleon, who is asked to open the gates so that the land may be irrigated, given that the water in the canal has not risen enough. With docket including date of receipt (one day after it was sent) and subject, and address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 October 256 or 255 BC
Extent:

Two larger fragments (A-B) and three detached scraps (C-E) of a papyrus slip from mummy cartonnage, which broke along the vertical fold. Writing runs across the fibres on the front and along them on the back; the back bears traces of one column with 3 lines in the left part, and one word next to it. On the front there 4 lines, mutilated. Margins are extant; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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