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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Apollonius, late 3rd century BC-2nd entury BC Level [40] File

Reference (shelfmark):: Papyrus 2311
Title:: Business Letter (P.Lond. VII 2073, TM 1634)
Scope & Content:: Letter to Apollonius instructing him to take Leonidas and another man with him to perform a shoring-up work; if Leonidas is not available, he should do it himself; the address is on the back.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: Late 3rd century BC-2nd century BC
Extent:: Papyrus sheet, medium-dark brown in colour, complete but lacking the upper left-hand corner and with damage in the middle; written on both sides. The front bears 14 lines running along the fibres; all margins survive, although the left and upper margins are mutilated. On the back, there is one line running across the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

Reference (shelfmark):: Papyrus 2393
Title:: Letter to Apollonius (P.Lond. VII 2024, TM 1586)
Scope & Content:: Fragmentary letter to Apollonius; the name of the sender is lost; with address on the back and traces of another text, washed out, possibly a petition.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: late 3rd century-2nd century BC
Extent:: Dark-brown papyrus sheet of poor quality; broken off on the right and left and with surface damage throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends. Upper margin and part of the lower margin survive. On the back, there is a word written along the fibres and traces of another text, washed out, written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

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