1. Papyrus 713
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 713
- Title:
- Letter about a Body (P.Nekr. 28, P.Grenf. II 73, Chrest.Wilck. 127, P.Lond. III 713 descr., TM 31940)
- Scope & Content:
- A letter from Psenosiris, a presbyter in the Panopolite village of Toeto, to Apollon, a presbyter in the Great Oasis, reporting the arrival of the body of a woman, transported by and entrusted to some funerary workers (nekrotaphoi) until the arrival of her son. The docket is on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- Late 3rd century
- Extent:
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Complete papyrus sheet, darker by patches; the surface is somewhat abraded in places. Writing is on both sides along the fibres, the back having a two-line docket. The left margin measures 5 mm, the upper 15 mm and the lower 60 mm; no margin was left at the right. Housed in a glass case.
