1. Papyrus 502
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 502
- Title:
- Official Letter (P.Petr. I 26, P.Petr. II 12(1), P.Petr. III 29(a), Chrest.Wilck. 449, P.Lond. III 502 descr., TM 7411)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of Agenor to Theodorus, concerning the damaging of houses used for billeting. With address and docket including date of receipt on the back. Lines 1-7: Letter of Agenor to Theodorus. Lines 8-9: Copy of the letter of the strategus Aphthonetus to Agenor, enclosing the memorandum of Andron...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 6 August 242 BC
- Extent:
- Fragmentary papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with two larger fragments and two smaller ones, lacking part of the upper left portion and damaged at the bottom. The sheet broke in the middle, along the vertical fold. The surface is damaged in places, and displays some plaster residue, especially on the back. Writing runs across the fibres on the front, which bears 17 lines; blanks are left between lines 7 and 8, and lines 9 and 10. Margins partly survive. A modern annotation at the bottom refers to the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The writing on the back, occupying the upper left-hand corner, runs along the fibres and is upside down in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame
