1. Papyrus 964
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 964
- Title:
- Private Letter and Register of Customs Payments (P.Lond. III 964, TM 29251)
- Scope & Content:
- Private letter from Apollonius to Serapammon, collector of the tax for the protection of desert routes, concerning the preparations of a wedding. The address is on the back. The letter is preceded in lines 1-7 by a short register of customs payments for import over three days.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- late 2nd century-early 3rd century
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, and with surface damage in the middle; there is loss of fibres at the bottom on the front. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back bearing a one-line docket. The front has 24 lines, with loss of one line between lines 20 and 21, and traces of an additional line at the bottom. Upper and side margins are extant. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.
