1. Papyrus 505
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 505
- Title:
- Petition to a Strategus (P.Petr. II 2(1), P.Petr. III 28a, Chrest.Wilck. 337, P.Lond. III 505 descr., TM 7406)
- Scope & Content:
- Petition to Diophanes, strategus of the Arsinoite nome, from Onetor, Asclepiades and Musaeus against the veteran Lysander, accompanying a petition to the king and concerning problems with the lease of a plot of land in Euhemeria.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 222-221 BC
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off to the left, damaged by holes and with minor surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. A scrap with writing is glued onto the back. The front bears 22 lines, lacking the beginnings, for a loss of 3-5 letters; the text breaks off at the bottom. Upper and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.