1. Papyrus 1246
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1246
- Title:
- Nomination of Water-Guards (P.Lond. III 1246, TM 22859)
- Scope & Content:
- Two copies of a return from two village heads (komarchai), listing individuals nominated for the water-control (hydrophylakia); written by Aurelius Anubas. The recipients are lost, but were Flavius Olympiodorus alias Asyncritius and Achilleus, superintendents of the dykes (see Papyri 1247 and 1248).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 20 August 345
- Extent:
-
Two papyrus sheets, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Left papyrus (A): Broken off at the top and damaged by insect holes throughout; one column of which 24 lines survive; part of the left margin remains, the lower is extant and measures 70 mm, and no margin was left to the right.
Right papyrus (B): Broken off at the top and mutilated especially on the left-hand side; one column of which portions of 31 lines remain. Left and lower margins partly survive, and no margin was left on the right.
