1. Papyrus 1730
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1730
- Title:
- Petition to a Strategus (P.Lond. V 1827, TM 33192)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a petition from an inhabitant of a village of the Hermopolite nome to the strategus, enclosing the copy of a petition sent to the praeses of the Thebaid and concerning some duties imposed upon him despite his old age. A note was added by the strategus in the upper margin. Partly publ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- early 4th century
- Extent:
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Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, mutilated at the edges and with holes and some surface damage in the preserved portion; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the top of a column, with no line being complete. The upper margin survives; no margin was left to the right. A sheet-join is visible at c. 40 mm from the right edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
