571. Papyrus 635
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 635
- Title:
- Accounts (P.Grenf. I 39, P.Lond. III 635 descr., TM 263)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto: Account of waggon-loads of barley for year 12 of an unnamed king. Verso: Account headed Phamenoth 5, with a list of names, among whom are dyers (column 1), and a record of the expenditures (column 2). With traces of another column to the left.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 18 June 193 BC, 180 BC or 12 June 169 BC
- Extent:
-
Papyrus fragment, broken off to the right (front), damaged by holes at the bottom and in the left-hand margin; written on both sides. The front bears two columns written along the fibres; of the second, only the beginnings of the lines survive; the first column is complete. The intercolumn measures 30 mm and the left margin 50-55 mm. A sheet-join runs along the right edge. On the back, there are two columns and traces of another column to the left, written across the fibres; the first is abraded at the bottom and consists of 19 lines; the second has 5 lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.