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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Aphthonetus, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, 244-222 BC Level [40] File

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

2. Papyrus 529(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 529(A-C)
Title:
Petitions to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 12(2)-P.Petr. II 12(3), P.Petr. III 29b-d, P.Lond. III 529a-c descr., TM 7412-7414)
Scope & Content:
Petitions addressed to the strategus Aphthonetus. Upper left papyrus (A), (P.Petr. II 12(2), P.Petr. III 29b, P.Lond. III 529a descr., TM 7412): Petition from a man whose name is damaged, asking the strategus to summon him and his opponent and requesting that the charges he has moved be investi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
244-222 BC
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, displaying plaster residue; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass case.

Upper left papyrus (A): Broken off to the right, lacking the upper right corner, with few holes and surface damage in places; 15 lines, mutilated at the end, with a loss of 1-3 letters. Left, upper and lower margins partly survive. With modern annotation.

Upper right papyrus (B): Long and narrow, broken off at the bottom and with surface damage throughout; 21 lines, the last only having few traces.

Lower papyri (C): Fragment from the top of a sheet with detached fragment; portions of 4 lines are preserved on the upper fragment and parts of 2 lines on the lower fragment. With modern annotation.

3. Papyrus 576

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 576
Title:
Official Letter with Legal Documents (P.Petr. II 38c, P.Petr. III 25, Chrest.Mitt. 30, P.Lond. III 576 descr., TM 7403)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from Argaeus to Aphthonetus, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, including the copy of the legal decision concerning a dispute between Apollonius and Ammonius, in which Aphthonetus had been involved. The text continues on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 8 March 228 BC
Extent:

Long and narrow papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with plaster residue and damaged by holes; written on both sides. The front bears a column of 44 lines written along the fibres; margins are minimal and there is a modern annotation at the top, indicating the mummy case from which the papyrus comes. The text continues on the back with 19 lines running against the fibres and written upside down in relation to the text on the front. The lower half of the sheet is blank. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.