1. Papyrus 2681
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2681
- Title:
- Letter of Introduction from Hierocles to Zeno (P.Lond. VII 1945, TM 2386)
- Scope & Content:
- Personal letter in which Hierocles introduces Apollodorus to Zeno. Apollodorus is sailing to Herakleopolis, and Hierocles asks Zeno to make further introductions and to assist him in the purchase of some cloaks and tunics. The back bears the address ‘Hierocles concerning Apollodorus to Nikanor...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- Before 6 May 257 BCE
- Extent:
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Fragment of a papyrus sheet, broken at the right-hand side of recto, with writing on both sides, mounted in glass. A larger fragment of the sheet, containing much of the missing right-hand side of the column, is preserved in Cairo under the inventory JdE 48980.
