1. Papyrus 41
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 41
- Title:
- Documents concerning the Twin Sisters in the Serapeum at Memphis (P.Lond. I 41 ro., UPZ I 57, TM 3448; P.Lond. I 41 vo., UPZ I 58, TM 3449)
- Scope & Content:
- Recto (P.Lond. I 41 ro., UPZ I 57, TM 3448): Letter concerning the claim of the twins to allowance of bread on account of the libations offered to Asclepius, which they ask to be reinstated. Verso: Copy of a petition from the twins Taous and Taues to Sarapion, concerning the allowance of bread...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 164-161 BC
- Extent:
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Papyrus sheet, complete, with worm-holes and surface damage in places; written on both sides. The text on the front runs along the fibres; there is one column of 25 lines, the last three of which are obliterated; in the lower left corner there are 3 additional lines. Margins are extant, the upper and right being minimal. A sheet-join runs from top to bottom along the left edge. The back contains 5 lines written along the fibres at the top; after some blank space there are one column of 3 lines on the left and 1 line in the middle; additional lines are written across the fibres, 2 of which run into the lines at the top. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
