1. Papyrus 2078
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2078
- Title:
- Private Letter (SB V 7987, TM 18005)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from Didymus to Adrastus on various private matters; the greetings were added in a different hand.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 84-96
- Extent:
- Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with seven detached scraps from its right-hand side; written on one side, with the back blank. On the front, there are the ends of 15 lines written along the fibres. Upper, right and lower margins survive. Folding lines are still visible. The detached fragments are either blank or bear a few traces of ink. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
