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Project / Collection Greek Manuscripts Name Dionysius, official in the Arsinoite nome, fl mid 3rd century BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 522

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 522
Title:
Letter of Dionysius on Irrigation Works (P.Petrie Kleon 20, P.Petr. II 6, P.Petr. III 42c(7), P.Lond. III 522 descr., TM 7643)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Dionysius to Dorus, enclosing the copy of the memorandum sent to him by the vice-engineer Petechonsis, with instructions on works to be conducted on canals for the irrigation of land. The back bears a docket including summary and date, and the address.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 December 256 BC
Extent:

Papyrus sheet of good quality from mummy cartonnage, lacking the lower left corner and part of the right-hand side; writing runs across the fibres on the front, and portions of 14 lines remain. The upper margin measures 20 mm, the left 28 mm and the lower 5 mm. Blank space is occasionally left between words. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 542

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 542
Title:
Official Letter about Irrigation (P.Petrie Kleon 44, P.Petr. II 13(16), P.Petr. III 44(1), P.Lond. III 542 descr., TM 7449)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter, with the names of the correspondents being lost; the copy of a letter sent from Philippus to Dionysius with instructions about the water to be used and the gates to be opened is enclosed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
250-248 BC
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top and right; written on one side across the fibres. Portions of 17 lines remain, all lacking the ends except for line 17. A blank of 15 mm separates lines 6 and 7. Lower and left margins measure c. 30 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.