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Project / Collection Papyri Collections Name Sosus, Coan, 3rd century BC Level [40] File

1. Papyrus 557

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 557
Title:
Legal Proceedings (P.Petr. II 21(a-d), P.Petr. III 24, P.Lond. III 557 descr., Chrest.Mitt. 28, TM 7402)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary proceedings concerning a dispute on a loan of 300 artabas of wheat that Sosus borrowed from Sotaerus. The latter brought Diogenes as a witness; with names of the judges at the beginning and statement of the witness.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
232-231 BC
Extent:

Four papyrus fragments from mummy cartonnage, three of which were joined, with plaster residue and some surface damage; writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The detached fragment contains portions of 15 lines, with only few traces of lines 1 and 15; the larger fragment bears portions of two columns, the first of which is better preserved. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

2. Papyrus 2670

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2670
Title:
Letter of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1972, TM 1535)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of Zenon to Sosus, an agent of Zenon and Apollonius, the finance minister, with instructions concerning olive-plants and vines; the address is on the back. P.Cair. II 59197 preserves the right-hand portion of the letter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
27 March 254 BC
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand part of which is in Cairo, published as P.Cair.Zen. II 59197; with minor surface damage; written on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 4 lines running across the fibres; upper, left, lower margins survive. On the back, there is the beginning of one word written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. Folding lines are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.