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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Chaereas, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, 1st century Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 791

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 791
Title:
Petition Concerning a Transfer of Cattle (P.Oxy. II 244, ChLA III 206, P.Lond. III 791 descr., TM 20513)
Scope & Content:
Cerinthus, servant of Antonia, daughter of Drusus, writes to the strategus Chaereas in order to inform him that he was going to go through the place under his jurisdiction; with subscription of Cerinthus in Latin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
2 February 23
Extent:

Mid-brown papyrus roll; written on the recto: one column, 21 lines; margins: upper (27 mm), left (c. 20 mm), right (very narrow); broken on the lower side. There is a sheet-join at 5 mm from the right edge. Verso blank. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 800

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 800
Title:
Letter of a Strategus (P.Oxy. II 291, P.Lond. III 800 descr., TM 20562)
Scope & Content:
A letter of Chaereas, strategus of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Tyrannus, administrator, requesting him to write a list of arrears in wheat and money, the payment of which should be demanded, according to Severus’ instructions. He mentions that he will be visiting soon. The address is on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25-26
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-brown by patches, complete but damaged by holes throughout and with some abrasion. Writing runs along the fibres on both sides, the back having a one-line docket located at the bottom. The front has one column; all margins are extant, with the blank space at the bottom measuring 75 mm. Modern annotations were made on either side; the number in red refers to the publication in P.Oxy. II. The papyrus is housed in a glass case.

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