1. Papyrus 511(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 511(A-B)
- Title:
- Letter from Apollonius to Cleon (P.Petrie Kleon 57, P.Petr. II 4(2), P.Petr. III 42c(4), P.Lond. III 511(a-b) descr., TM 7640)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Cleon from Apollonius on the agreement he had reached with the foremen of the stonecutters before Diotimus, and which concerned the number of men engaged in the work, the ration of stones, and their wages. Apollonius had already provided this information in an earlier letter, and now i...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- Early 255 BC?
- Extent:
-
Two fragments of a mid-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage; broken off at the bottom (front), with traces of plaster, especially on the back, and minor surface damage in places; written on both sides. The front bears one column of 26 lines written across the fibres, with a gap between lines 18 and 19. Side margins are minimal; the upper margin measures 15 mm. The modern annotation indicates the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The back has one word written along the fibres in the lower right corner, upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
