7551. Papyrus 3001
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 3001
- Title:
- Fragment of a Petition to the King (P.Hib. II 237, TM 5197)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary petition to the king from a certain Philippus (Cyrenaeus?) concerning a dispute over inheritance and containing the request to involve the strategus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 246-221 BC
- Extent:
-
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet with four detached scraps, extracted from mummy cartonnage, worm-eaten and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 7 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.