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Project / Collection Greek Manuscripts Name Sosicrates, 3rd century BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 2087

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2087
Title:
Letter on Runaway Slaves (P.Lond. VII 2052, TM 1614)
Scope & Content:
A memorandum to Zenon from Sosicrates, concerning runaway slaves belonging to a certain Paideas: Zenon is asked to hold them should he come across them, and to write to Sosicrates. Detailed descriptions of the slaves, who are Lycian, Babylonian and Median, are given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Around 245 BC
Extent:
Light-brown papyrus sheet, complete and well preserved, with only a few holes in the lower portion; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 24 lines along the fibres, with some blank space left between lines 6 and 7, 10 and 11, 15 and 16, 21 and 22. Margins are extant; the left is irregular because the text is indented from line 7 to the end; the right margin is irregular too and minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 2751

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2751
Title:
Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1983, TM 1545)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter from Sosicrates to Zenon, with address on the back and original clay seal (TM Seal 973) displaying a youthful male head facing right.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
March-April 252 BC
Extent:
Two fragments from a medium-brown papyrus lacking the central portion; with some damage, especially along the folds; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 7 lines running along the fibres and lacking the middle portion; upper, left and lower margins are wide; on the back, there is the beginning of a word running along the fibres in the centre of the sheet. The original clay seal still survives. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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